La iglesia sinodal de Hipona en tiempos de San Agustín

Abstract

One may speak of synodality, a recurring theme in current Catholic reflection, from a theoretical or a practical perspective. These pages respond to the second option, not targeting the immediate future, but the authoritative past of the Fathers of the Church, concretized in the person of Saint Augustine. Of the two parts of the study, the brief text contemplates the monastic conception of the saint within the framework of synodality, while the broader text discusses his conception of Christian life in general. The first finds expression in a "walk together towards God" (anima una in Deum); the second, in "being with you" and in "being for you". Both parts include the theological foundation of communion which, brought to life by the monks or the faithful, becomes the foundation of the synodal action of the one and the other. The second part integrates both the intra-ecclesial and the inter-ecclesial perspectives.