Augustins Trinitätslehre praktisch: Katechese, Liturgie, Predigt

How did Augustine communicate the Trinitarian faith in his pastoral practice? Martin Brons demonstrates that for Augustine, the belief in the Triune God comes into play from the very first contact of a catechumen with the church and that it is closely connected with rituals. The link between ritual and instruction in particular allowed Augustine to biographically describe the mystery of Trinitarian salvation and to deepen it continuously through liturgy and preaching. This is particularly apparent in the preparation towards baptism. Through the methodological tool of Ritual Studies, Brons elucidates and appraises the fundamental significance of the structures, reasoning and contextualization of Trinitarian theology in Augustine's principal pastoral and episcopal duties. This results in a new understanding of Augustin which draws together patristics, history of liturgy and systematic theology.