Reflections on Augustine Spirituality by   Donald X. Burt, OSA

INDEX  (note: Page numbers refer to those in the printed text.)

Adam and Eve: in Eden, 14, 18, 134-35; equality, 100-01

Adoption: Augustine's view, 90-91

Augustine: capital punishment, 191 (fn.9), 193-99; church and state, 200-27; concupiscence, 113-14; crime and punishment, 184-99; ethics, 33-54; friendship, 55-76; human condition, 3-9; law and violence, 150-64; love, 47-49; marriage, influences on teaching, 77-79; marriage, a friendly society 80-98; marriage, obstacles to friendship, 99-119; peace, 169-75; philosophy of history, 12-29; sexual desire, 112-18; state as a natural society, 130-49; war, 175-83; wife subordination of, 102-11; woman, equality of 100-02. See Marriage.

"Babylon:" as symbol of the earthly city, 17, 23-25, 120-22, 145- 48, 150-56. See Earthly City, City of God

Body: the root of sexuality, 112-13

Cain and Abel: the beginning of the Two Cities, 18-19

Capital Punishment, 191 (fn. 9), 193-99; 218. See Crime and Punishment

Charity: "Do No Harm" principle, 176; law of, 45; virtue of, 46- 49

Children: loved as friends, 90-98

Church: membership, 203-05; mixture of good and bad, 204-05; nature 202-03

Church and State: the issues, 200-02. See toleration

Circumcellions, 209, 220. See Donatism

City of God: dealing with the earthly city, 27-29; 173-74; history, 17-27; membership, 16-17, 27-29; symbolized by "Jerusalem," 17, 24-25

Civil Law: nature and limits, 152-54

Common Good, 124-25. See State

Compelle Intrare argument, 216-17. See Donatism

Concupiscence: meaning, 113-14; of the eyes, 7; of the flesh, 7. See Sexual Desire

Conscientious Objection, 181

"Coping with Babylon" (living in the imperfect state), 150-56. See City of God

Crime and Punishment: meaning, 184-87; Augustine's view, 187-199

Donatism: circumcellions, 209, 220; compelle intrare, 216-17; doctrine, 207-08; history, 205-10; impact on society, 208-09

"Dreaming of Jerusalem" (the ideal state), 145-48

Earthly City: history, 17-27; membership, 16-17, 27-29; symbolized as "Babylon," 17, 23-25, 120-22, 145-48, 150-56.

Enos: son of Seth, 20. See City of God (history)

Environment: influencing Augustine's thinking on marriage, 77-79; influencing Augustine's political philosophy, 122-24

Eternal Law, 44. See Law

Ethics: Augustine's view, 33-54; moral good, 30-32; 38-42; moral obligation, 32-33, 42-46; moral virtue, 46-54

Faith, 50-53

Flesh: meaning of, 113-114

Friendship: and authority, 60, 68-73; characteristics, 59-68; between husband and wife, 86-90; in the ideal state, 145-48; need and value, 57-59; obstacles to in marriage, 99-119; between parent and child, 90-98

God: source of authority to rule, 179-81

Good: nature of moral good, 30-32; useful goods and goods to be enjoyed (uti/frui distinction), 16-17; 45 (fn.32)

Goods of Marriage: offspring (proles), 81-83; fidelity (fides), 83-84; permanence (sacramentum), 84-86

Happiness: characteristics, 37-38; desire for, 35-36; possibility of, 36; meaning, 34

Henoch: son of Cain, 19-20

Heresy, 211-12

Humility, 49-50

Human Beings: "cracked" by sin, 2, 15, 137-38, 158; of infinite value, 16; original condition, 3-4, 13-14; present condition, 4-9, 14-15; social nature, 55-57; wounds of ignorance and concupiscence, 6-7

Husband and Wife, 86-90

"Jerusalem" as symbol of the city of God, 17, 23-25, 120-22, 145- 48, 150-56. See Earthly City, City of God

Jews: toleration of, 221-24. See toleration

Justice: commutative, 176; law of, 45; perfect justice and the state, 126-28

Kings serve God, 210-11

Killing humans: moral principles, 164-68; as punishment, 193-99, 218; in self-defense, 177; suicide, 167; in war, 176-83

Law: eternal law, 44; civil law, 152-54; golden rule, 46; natural law 44

Love: "Love God and do what you want," 48-49; "My love is my weight," 47-48; uniting and separating, 5-8

Manicheans: toleration of, 224-27. See toleration

Marriage: essential element, 83; goods of, 80-86; husband and wife, 86-90; influences on Augustine's teaching, 77-79; obstacles to friendship, 99-119; parent and child, 90-98; wife subordinate, 102-11

Moral Good, 38-42

Moral Obligation, 42-46

Nemrod: builder of the tower of Babel, 21-23

Noah: and the city of God, 20-21

Optimism: Augustine's, 54

Pacifism, 176; 178-79

Pagans: toleration of 218-21. See toleration

Parents: of Augustine (Monica and Patritius), 77-79; 95-96; friendship with children, 90-98

Peace: definition of, 170; desire for, 169-70; on earth, 171-74; in heaven, 174-76; internal and external, 170-71

Philosophy of History: Augustine's view, 12-29; Manichean view, 11; meaning and types, 10-12

Pride: the first sin, 3; pride of life, 7-8; and tower of Babel, 21-24

Punishment: authority to punish, 186, 189-90; death penalty, 191 (fn. 9), 193-99; as friendly persuasion, 192-93, 217-18; justification, 185-86; meaning, 184-85; moral methods (jus in poena), 186, 192-93, 217; necessity, 187; valid reasons for (jus ad poenam), 186, 190-91, 217-18

Reason: speculative and practical as basis for subordination of wife to husband, 105-07. See marriage

Religious Community: and exercise of authority, 138-41; membership 137-38

Rome 17, 154-55

Salvation, 203-04

"Sanctity of Life" principle, 164-65. See killing humans

Self-defense, 177. See killing humans

Seth: brother of Cain, 20; origin of city of God in history, 20

Schism, 211-12. See Donatism

Self: the creation of internal peace, 170-71

Sexual Desire: as obstacle to friendship, 112-18. See marriage

"Shepherds not Kings:" state as a society necessitated by sin, 141-45. See state

Simon, Yves: on the nature of authority, 69-73

Slavery: not the model for the family, 131-32; not the model for political authority, 141-42; and parent/child relationship, 108; unnatural subordination, 136-37

Society: in Eden, 133-35; forms, 79-80; foundation in the family, 118-19; nature of, 68-69

State: "Babylon" and "Jerusalem," 120-22; 145-48; 150-56; and common good, 124-25; coercion harsh and mild, 143; and divine providence, 128, 144, 155; the ideal state, 145-48; the imperfect state, 150-56; natural authority of, 136-41; 179-81; 210-11; natural need for, 130-36; nature and purpose, 124-30; and perfect justice, 127-28

State intervention in religion: Augustine's view, 210-17; motivation must be love, 217-18. See toleration

Suicide, 167. See killing humans

Toleration: of Donatists, 210-18; of Jews, 221-24; of Manicheans, 224-27; of Pagans, 218-21; the questions raised, 200-01, 205

Tower of Babel, 21-24. See earthly city

Traditores, 206-07. See Donatism

Truth: Augustine's search for, 2

Two Cities, 13-16

Violence: causes, 158-61; meaning, 162; moral uses of, 161-64

Virtues: charity, 46-49; faith, 50-53; humility, 49-50; of the unbeliever, 50-53

War: authority to declare, 179-81; defensive and offensive, 182; definition, 175-76; conscientious objection to, 181; and law of nature, 181-82; moral methods (jus in bello), 176, 183; obligation to wage, 178; pacifism, 176, 178; valid reasons for beginning (jus belli), 176, 181-83

Wife: subordinate to husband 102-111

Woman: equal to man, 100-104