Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s Sermons
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s Sermons
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Augustine’s Pastoral Task of Preaching Sermons
- Part II Augustine’s Sermons on the Scriptures and Liturgical Feasts
- Part III Augustine’s Preaching Themes
- 10 Preaching on the Trinity
- 11 Preaching on the Totus Christus
- 12 Preaching on the Church’s Sacraments
- 13 God’s Grace and Our Willing in Augustine’s Preaching
- 14 Preaching on Love of Neighbor
- 15 Preaching on Life as a Pilgrimage
- 16 Preaching on Heaven and Its Peace
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
11 - Preaching on the Totus Christus
from Part III - Augustine’s Preaching Themes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s Sermons
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s Sermons
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Augustine’s Pastoral Task of Preaching Sermons
- Part II Augustine’s Sermons on the Scriptures and Liturgical Feasts
- Part III Augustine’s Preaching Themes
- 10 Preaching on the Trinity
- 11 Preaching on the Totus Christus
- 12 Preaching on the Church’s Sacraments
- 13 God’s Grace and Our Willing in Augustine’s Preaching
- 14 Preaching on Love of Neighbor
- 15 Preaching on Life as a Pilgrimage
- 16 Preaching on Heaven and Its Peace
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
Augustine’s doctrine of the totus Christus, the whole Christ with Christ as Head and the Church as Body, developed within his preaching ministry. The doctrine emerges from Augustine’s prosopological exegesis of the Psalms and grows into a theological reflection on the enduring union of Christ and the Church that leads Augustine to say that Christ and the Church share a voice, an identity, and a life. This transforming union gives Christians a new identity as members of the Body of Christ through the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist. The life of the Church reflects the love and unity of Christ in its life and action in the world. Because of its deep roots in his preaching, Augustine’s doctrine of the totus Christus can be called a preached theology. That is, it is a theology developed within the context of preaching, both in the preparation for preaching and in the preaching itself.
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Further Reading
Baker, Kimberly. 2010. “Augustine’s Doctrine of the Totus Christus: Reflecting on the Church as Sacrament of Unity.” Horizons 37, no. 1: 7–24.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Burns, J. Patout, Jr. 2022. Augustine’s Preached Theology: Living as the Body of Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.Google Scholar
Cameron, Michael. 2012. Christ Meets Me Everywhere: Augustine’s Early Figurative Exegesis. Oxford: Oxford University Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Fiedrowicz, Michael. 2000. Introduction to Expositions of the Psalms 1–32. Translated by Maria Boulding. Edited by Rotelle, John E.. WSA III/15. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press.Google Scholar
Lee, James. 2017. Augustine and the Mystery of the Church. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Meconi, David. 2013. The One Christ: St. Augustine’s Theology of Deification. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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