Pointing the Way for Peace and Justice: The Paterfamilias as Peacebuilder in De ciuitate Dei, Book XIX

Isaac Vasumu Augustine

doi:10.18566/cueteo.v49n112.a09

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Publicado: 2022-10-11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18566/cueteo.v49n112.a09

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Augustine, I. V. (2022). Señalando el camino de la paz y la justicia: El Paterfamilias como constructor de la paz en De ciuitate Dei, Libro XIX. Cuestiones Teológicas, 49(112), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.18566/cueteo.v49n112.a09

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Isaac Vasumu Augustine

Catholic University of Leuwen

Resumen

Desde la antigüedad, la familia siempre ha desempeñado un papel importante en la vida y el bienestar de las comunidades y las sociedades. Este capítulo examina de manera crítica la centralidad de la familia y del paterfamilias en las reflexiones de Agustín sobre la paz, la justicia, el amor y la resolución de conflictos. Basándose principalmente en el Libro XIX de De ciuitate Dei y en otros escritos de Agustín, este ensayo se centra en el concepto de paterfamilias, una idea a menudo olvidada y poco reconocida en el pensamiento del obispo de Hipona tanto en los estudios pasados como en los actuales. Sostengo que el paterfamilias se sitúa en el epicentro de la construcción y la propagación de la paz y la justicia tanto en el ámbito familiar como en otras esferas de la vida humana. Para demostrar cómo sucede esto, en primer lugar, se delimita la idea de familia como locus de la paz y como concepto jurídico, teológico y sociológico en tres niveles básicos. En segundo lugar, al tiempo que se destacan algunas formas de propagar y alcanzar la paz, especialmente en nuestro mundo posmoderno, se destaca la centralidad del amor y la colaboración como bases para la construcción de la paz y la resolución de conflictos.

Palabras clave:

Agustín, Libro XIX (De ciuitate Dei), Familia, Paterfamilias, Paz, Justicia, Resolución de conflictos, Construcción de la paz, Obediencia, Liderazgo, Amor

Biografía del autor/a

Isaac Vasumu Augustine, Catholic University of Leuwen

Doctoral researcher in Theology and Augustinian Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium). He holds a Baccalaureate Degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Urban University (Rome, Italy), a Baccalaureate Degree in Sacred Theology (BST) from the same university in Rome, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Studies from the University of Jos (Jos, Nigeria). He obtained a Master’s Degree in Theology and Religious Studies from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium). His research interests focus on Augustine of Hippo, migration, political institutions and governance, conflict resolution, and church-state synergy in peacebuilding.

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