EXORDIUM OF THE SERMON OF SAINT ANTHONY PREACHED BY ANTÔNIO VIEIRA

the fish as a metaphor for men and the salt that do not salt anymore

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https://doi.org/10.26512/pl.v8i15.23808

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Sermon. Saint Anthony. Antônio Vieira. Salt of the Earth.

Abstract

The Sermon of St. Anthony, preached in São Luís in 1654 by Father Antônio Vieira in homage to St. Anthony and in critique of human corruption, is one of the most important sermons of the influential Jesuit, because, in the context of Christian philosophy, it redefines central concepts (the value of animal action) and deepens traditional topics (free will and conversion). The chapter of greatest importance in this sermon is its Exordium, in which Vieira presents the predical concept that will guide his discourse ”“ “you are the salt of the earth” ”“, and through which the author will establish the question to be developed: the problem of there being so many preachers and the earth still be so corrupted. Also, in the Exordium, the model of the sermon itself, an allegory, and its main character, St. Anthony, are justified. This review aims to criticize, contextualize and explains this exordium.

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Rafael Ferreira Martins, University of Brazilia

Estudante de Graduação em Filosofia, pela Universidade de Brasília; Estudante de Graduação em Física, pela Universidade Paulista; -Instrutor de Blocos de Montar e Musicalização na educação infantil do Centro Recreativo Infantil do Lago. -Autor dos livros: "Filosofando a Física: Poesia, Ciência e Crítica" e "Um Universo de Montar"; co-autor (1 capítulo) em: "Palavreiras". -Pesquisando em: "PIBIC - Filosofia - UnB - Área: Filosofia da Religião" e "Seminário Permanente de Filosofia Contemporânea - UnB - Área: Geometria sem pontos"

References

MARCONDES, Danilo. Santo Agostinho. In:_____. Textos Básicos de Ética: de Platão a Foucault. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2007.

VIEIRA, Antônio. Sermão de Santo Antônio [1654]. Belém: Universidade da Amazônia. Disponível em: http://www.dominiopublico.gov.br/pesquisa/DetalheObraForm.do?select_action=&co_obra=17349. Acesso em: 05/03/2019.

Published

2019-07-31

How to Cite

Ferreira Martins, R. (2019). EXORDIUM OF THE SERMON OF SAINT ANTHONY PREACHED BY ANTÔNIO VIEIRA: the fish as a metaphor for men and the salt that do not salt anymore. PÓLEMOS – Revista De Estudantes De Filosofia Da Universidade De Brasília, 8(15), 198–203. https://doi.org/10.26512/pl.v8i15.23808

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