Projects
Augustine of Hippo's De civitate Dei in the Central Middle Ages (10th-12th c.): Transmission History and Reception in Theological Debates KU Leuven
My project centers on the reception and manuscript transmission of Augustine of Hippo’s De civitate Dei from the 10th century to the first two decades of the 12th. Augustine’s masterpiece has been one of the most influential works in shaping not only Christian identity, but also Western culture as such. Nonetheless, its medieval Fortleben has received less attention than it deserves. By providing the first encompassing study of its reception ...
Illuminator atque defensor. The Reception of Augustine's De civitate Dei in the Oeuvre of Coluccio Salutati KU Leuven
The project offers an in-depth study that addresses a major lacuna in our understanding of the legacy of the De civitate Dei in the Early Italian Renaissance – namely, the reception of Augustine’s work in the oeuvre of Coluccio Salutati. First, with regard to the context, the investigation provides a triptych of (1) an inquiry into the text-external circumstances in which Salutati operated; (2) an overview of the latter’s personal ...
The Transmission of De civitate Dei from Late Antiquity until the 15th Century KU Leuven
My PhD research corresponds to one of five different work packages (henceforth WP) within a larger research project supervised by Jeroen De Keyser, Anthony Dupont, Gert Partoens and Andrea Aldo Robiglio, concerning a history of the reception of Augustine’s De civitate Dei (henceforth DCD). This project aims at (1) developing a comprehensive understanding of Augustine’s political thinking through an integrated study of ...
Church-State Synergy in Religious Conflicts. Augustine’s Reflections on Justice and Peace in the Donatist Controversy, De ciuitate dei and their Contemporary Relevance for Nigeria KU Leuven
This research project critically studies and reinterprets Augustine’s reflection on peace and justice which emanated from the historical context of his time (especially within the context of the Donatist controversy and as contained in De Civitate Dei). It clearly demonstrates the fact that Augustine’s engagement with the Donatists as well as his reflection on peace and justice is essential for understanding his church-state synergy ...
Augustine of Hippo’s Politics of Ordered Love. Order as a Key to the Political Perspectives Developed in De Ciuitate Dei KU Leuven
The sack of Rome by Alaric's Visigoths in 410 had huge symbolic significance. Many Christians, who conflated the fate of the Christianised Roman state with the fate of the Church, feared that the fall of Rome would also have an impact on the future of the Church. Pagan critics suggested that the city had been taken because the pagan rites that had once protected the city and the empire were no longer being observed, and because the spread of ...
Africitas theologica. An Inquiry into the Specificity of the North African Theology of Original Sin and Grace (ca. 200−450 CE). KU Leuven
Within the Late Antique variety of regionally coloured types of Christianity, North African Christianitas formed its own theological tradition(s). This project seeks to substantiate and identify this Africitas theologica by studying the specific development of original sin and grace in Late Antique Africa. The point of departure for our analysis is Augustine of Hippo (354−430), arguably the most influential theologian of the region. His ...
Microalgae protein ingredients for the food and feed of the future Ghent University
ProFuture will set the basis for market uptake of innovative, healthy and sustainable food and feed products, reformulated with protein-rich ingredients from Spirulina, Lemon/lightly/Chlorella vulgaris, Tetraselmis chuii and Nannochloropsis oceanica. Multi-factors approach and LCA/LCC will boost sustainability of the microalgal biomass production and processing, by reducing energy/water consumption and the carbon footprint. Implementation of ...