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Delight and Imagination: Ambrose's Hymns

In: Vigiliae Christianae
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Jan den Boeft Commanderijpoort 4, 2311 WB Leiden, The Netherlands;, Email: j.denboeft@freeler.nl

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01 Jan 2008
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Abstract

This paper, which is the written version of a morning lecture (7 August 2007) at the Fifteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies at Oxford, aims to show that bishop Ambrose's influential poetical experiment, the hymns composed for his Milanese congregation, is founded on two convictions concerning God's creation: the delight inherent in it and available to be made operational in a responsible way, and man's imagination as part of God's purpose in creating man after his own image. David had understood this and, following in his track, the hymnographer exploited this potential to inspire his flock.

Title:
Delight and Imagination: Ambrose's Hymns
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/157007208X328250
Language:
English
Pages:
425–440
Keywords:
LYRICAL POETRY; IMAGINATION; DELECTATIO; HYMNS; CREATION
In:
Vigiliae Christianae
In:
Volume 62: Issue 5
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0720
Print ISSN:
0042-6032
Subjects:
Early Church & Patristics, Biblical Studies, Church History, History, Ancient History, Classical Studies, Religion in Antiquity, Religious Studies, Biblical Theology, Theology and World Christianity

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