

Augustine and the Virtue of Humility | Professor Mary Keys
11 snips Jun 28, 2023
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Humility as Virtue's Foundation
- Augustine views humility as the foundation of all virtues and a form of natural justice according to human nature.
- Humility is the vessel where God's love dwells, cleansing pride and making room for charity.
Critique of Roman Civil Religion
- Augustine criticizes Rome's civil religion for reinforcing proud elites' power while oppressing common people.
- He argues that only Christ's radical humility can free humans from proud tyranny in religious, intellectual, or political realms.
Goodness and Evil in Nature
- Augustine argues nothing is evil by nature; evil results from absence of good, making pride unnatural.
- Humility acknowledges dependence on God and fellow humans, supporting virtues like justice and peace.