medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
At the risk of feeble self-promotion, you might also want to take a look at my
article, "Non imitanda set veneranda. The Dilemma of Sacred Precedent" in
Viator (1991). Bruce Brasington
Madeleine Gray wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> This is from St Augustine, found on the online Catholic Encyclopedia:
>
> St. Augustine touches on this question in the first book of the
> "City of God", apropos of suicide (De. Civ. Dei,
> I, 26); "But, they say, during the
> time of persecution certain holy women plunged
> into the water with the intention
> of being swept away by the waves and drowned, and
> thus preserve their
> threatened chastity. Although they quitted life
> in this wise, nevertheless they
> receive high honour as martyrs in the Catholic
> Church and their feasts are
> observed with great ceremony. This is a matter on
> which I dare not pass
> judgment lightly. For I know not but that the
> Church was divinely authorized
> through trustworthy revelations to honour thus
> the memory of these Christians. It
> may be that such is the case. May it not be, too,
> that these acted in such a
> manner, not through human caprice but on the
> command of God, not erroneously
> but through obedience, as we must believe in the
> case of Samson? When,
> however, God gives a command and makes it clearly
> known, who would account
> obedience thereto a crime or condemn such pious
> devotion and ready service?"
>
> http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01617c.htm
>
> The Samson analogy seems particularly apposite.
>
> Maddy
>
> Dr Madeleine Gray, in the foothills of God's golden county of Gwent
> (Department of Humanities and Science
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> ' "Education!" said Eyore bitterly. "What is Learning?" asked Eyore. "A
> thing Rabbit knows! Ha!" '
>
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