D'ANDREA, BRUNO NICOLÁS
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Cuestiones Teológicas
Article
Científica
International
30/06/2025
2-s2.0-105013991504
The Contra Faustum Manichaeum is one of the longest and most complex works of Augustine's. This may be one of the reasons why many questions remain unanswered regarding its contribution to the understanding of aspects of St. Augustine's doctrine. In this article we would like to show that there are arguments or elements of the so-called Pronicene theology that could better explain the evolution of Augustine's thinking in relation to the polemic with the Manicheans and, in general, in relation to his theology. To do this, after an introduction, we will develop a section that serves to understand the framework in which Augustine's theology of the reply to Faustus is situated and, secondly, two sections in which two arguments will be presented that prove the presence of elements of Pronicene theology. Finally, in the conclusions we hope to make it clear that the Augustinian affirmations on the consubstantiality of the Son in relation to the Father would not only explain the Pronicene theology present in the Contra Faustum, but also the polemical purpose that moved the bishop of Hippo to formulate them. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Augustine; Faust; Filiation; Mani; Nicaea; Only Begotten; Pronicene Theology; Son Of God; Soteriology; Trinity