De videndo Deo

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De videndo Deo (lit. 'On Seeing God') is an epistle written by Augustine of Hippo regarding whether God can be physically perceived.[1] It is designated epistle 147 in the Augustinus-Lexikon.[2] The letter is addressed to Paulina, the wife of Armentarius,[3] and it has 54 chapters. It is estimated to have been written between 412 and 413 AD.[2]

Augustine claims that testimony, including divine revelation,[2]: 202 can lead to knowledge, specifically scientia.[2]: 9–10, 48 [4]

Thomas Aquinas refers to De videndo Deo in Summa Theologica.[5]

References

  1. 1.Catapano, Giovanni (2019). "Seeing and Believing in Augustine's De videndo Deo". Mediaevalia Textos e Estudos. 38: 33–48. doi:10.21747/21836884/med38a2.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4]Siebert, Matthew Kent. "Knowing and Trusting: The Medieval Social Epistemologies of Augustine and Aquinas" (PDF).
  3. 3.Augustinus, Aurelius (2003). The works of Saint Augustine. vol. 2: Pt. 2. Letters Letters 100 - 155 (PDF). Brooklyn, NY: New City Pr. ISBN 1-56548-186-0.
  4. 4.King, Peter; Nathan, Ballantyre. "AUGUSTINE ON TESTIMONY" (PDF).
  5. 5."Thomas Aquinas: Quaestiones Disputatae de Potentia 7". isidore.co.