奥古斯丁的神圣之爱  

Augustine’s Divine Love

作　　者：汪民安 WANG Min’an(School of Humanities,Tsinghua University)

机构地区：[1]清华大学人文学院

出　　处：《基督教文化学刊》2022年第1期2-28,共27页Journal for the Study of Christian Culture

摘　　要：一爱欲导致异性之间的身体生育(创造)和同性之间的灵魂生育(创造),从而导致生命的不死:身体生命的不死和灵魂生命的不死。所以既要创造生命,也要创造智识、功业和声名,这就是爱的创造性,也是爱的必要性——这是柏拉图的爱的观念。对于基督教而言,同样要追寻不朽。这种不朽同样是和爱相关。Augustine discusses many types of love:the love of God,neighborly love,and self-love.As with Plato’s distinctions of love,in Augustine too different levels of love emerge.If Plato regards the love of truth as the highest level of love,Augustine regards the love of God as the highest.If Plato’s love is a gradual ascent,Augustine’s love is a continuous loop.The love of God is the foundation,but there is also a circle of love between one’s love to God and to his/her neighbor.It is through such love of God that salvation and immortality can be achieved,just as Plato’s love of truth leads to immortality.This paper argues that Augustine’s love is in many ways a rewriting of Plato’s love.

关 键 词：奥古斯丁 创造生命 基督教 柏拉图 异性之间 神圣 创造性 必要性 

分 类 号：B503.1[哲学宗教—外国哲学]