Adoration and Annihilation

John J. Conley

Description

In seventeenth-century France, southwest of Paris, the Port-Royal convent became the center of the Jansenist movement and of its adherents’ resistance to church and throne. Three abbesses from the Arnauld family spearheaded this resistance: Mère Angélique Arnauld (1591-1661), Mère Agnès Arnauld (1593-1671), and Mère Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly (1624-1684). Although many books have been written about the tragic lives of the Port-Royal nuns, John J. Conley provides the first study of the radical Augustinian philosophy developed by these remarkable abbesses during decades of persecution by Louis XIV and his ecclesiastical allies.

Openly declaring themselves “disciples of Saint Augustine,” the Arnauld abbesses forged a philosophy notable for its original treatment of the attributes that stressed divine otherness; a moral philosophy of virtue rooted in grace; and a politics that supported the right of women to resist abuses of religious and civil authority. Although their philosophy was clearly influenced by their male Jansenist mentors, the nuns’ radical Augustinianism maintains its own gendered originality: their philosophy of virtue is closely tied to practices valued in a contemplative convent setting; their defense of freedom of conscience is linked to their defense of women’s right to exercise religious authority; and their negative theology, focused on divine incomprehensibility, depicts a God beyond sexual difference.

A fascinating account that includes translations ranging from abbatial conferences to private letters, Adoration and Annihilation is an important chronicle of the doctrinal battles of early modern Catholicism.

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie de la religion
• Religion
• Christianisme
• Medieval
• Religious
• HISTORY
• PHILOSOPHY
• Philosophie et théologie
• Edad Media
• Arnauld family
• Middle Ages
• Christianity
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 14 avril 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268076788
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

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A d o r A t i o n A n d A n n i h i l At i o n

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And

Annihil Ation

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Dédçàéd ô é éôy ô y béôvéd ôé,

Mày Bôdéçk Cônéy

(1924–2002)

C O N T E N T S

Preface

Abbrevîatîons

C h A p t e r  ïnôduçôn: A Cônvén Pôŝôy

C h A p t e r 2 Mèé AngÈqué Anàud: Vué ànd Gàçé

C h A p t e r 3 Mèé Agnèŝ Anàud: Adôàôn ànd Rg

C h A p t e r 4 Mèé AngÈqué dé Sàn-Jéàn Anàud d’Andy: Péŝéçuôn ànd Réŝŝànçé

C h A p t e r 5 Cônçuŝôn: A Nôçunà Pôŝôy

Appendîx A.Lettres de a Mère Angéîque Arnaud à Antoîne Arnaud

Appendîx B.Mèé Agnèŝ Anàud,Pensées sur e chapeet secret du Saînt-Sacrement

Appendîx C.Mèé AngÈqué dé Sàn Jéàn Anàud d’Andy, Sur e danger qu’î y a d’hésîter et de douter, quand une foîs ’on connaït son devoîr

Notes

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Nubé 169 Rué Sàn-Jàçquéŝ ŝ à àn bôwn dôô ôn à nàôw àné ô éŝàuànŝ, ŝôŝ, ànd ààén ôuŝéŝ n é ŝàdôw ô é Sôbônné. Wén yôu unç n é ôé çôdé, é ôàk dôô ôénŝ ànd yôu wàk nô à ŝà çôbbé- ŝôné çôuyàd. Wén yôu uŝ n é ŝéçônd çôdé, à gàŝŝ dôô ôénŝ ànd yôu éné à dàk éd énywày. Yôu bégn ô wàk éé lgŝ u à ŝông wôôdén ŝàçàŝé àŝ yôu ôd ôn ô é uŝéd ôn àng. A é d lôô yôu éŝŝ é buzzé néx ô àn unàkéd bàçk ôn dôô. Aé à ông àuŝé, éé VàÈé ô Fàbén ôénŝ é dôô, gééŝ yôu, ànd gudéŝ yôu ô à ŝéà à é çàéd éd àbé wéé ŝçôàŝ (à àxu ô ég) ŝudy Jànŝénŝ ànuŝçŝ undé é gàzé ô é àŝé déà àŝk ô Bàŝé Pàŝçà. Té ŝéçudéd bày ŝ é Bbôèqué dé à SôçÈÈ dé Pô-Rôyà, é wôd’ŝ înéŝ çôéçôn ô Jànŝénŝ ànu- ŝçŝ ànd n àéà. Té ŝàçé ŝ ny: îvé ôôŝ ŝuéd ô é çéng w gày çàônŝ ô àndwén é- éŝ by Pô-Rôyà nunŝ ànd gdéd égéén-çénuy éd- ônŝ ô Jànŝénŝ éxŝ. Té vààn ŝà ŝ àŝô ny: wô ôéŝŝônà bàànŝ, VàÈé Guénné-Mügé ànd Fà- bén Vàndéàçq, n ôà. Aôund é ŝà éàdéŝ’ àbé ôvé é yéàŝ ï àvé é é vuôŝ ô ŝçôàŝ ôn Jàn- ŝénŝ: é ŝôànŝ Dàé Vàn Kéy, Mônqué Côé, ànd Eén Wéàvé; é éày ççŝ Jéàn Léŝàuné, Pé Séé, ànd Nçôàŝ Hàônd. Oddy, ï àvé yé ô éé ànôé ôŝôé éé. A 4:00 éà n é bày, wéé wé ŝànd àŝ VàÈé ôuŝ é éà ànd éàdéŝ ôé vàôuŝ çôôkéŝ, wé éxçédy éxçàngé néwŝ àbôu é àéŝ éà- ŝué dŝçôvééd n é àçvéŝ. Aŝ ôu éndŝŝ dééén, wé dŝçuŝŝ é yŝéôuŝ u ô é Pô-Rôyà çônvén à àŝ bôug uŝ àgàn ànd àgàn ô é àç bày.

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