St.Augustine & Gothic Architecture

i hate how we have to connect this with art history.
and i hate the fact that we MIGHT have a mini midterm on art history and philosophy.
blahhhh.



anyways so im suppose to connect st.auguatine with gothic architecture.
its somewhat pretty easy since we went over it during class on friday.
well yeah.....




St.Augustine's Philosophy
We must remove the faulty impressions of sensory knowledgeto attain divine wisdom.
G-d's grace allows us to access his good. By looking inward (introspection) and then upward (for grace), one can achieve salvationand happiness.
Only "Inner Experience," studied through introspection, was valid(later called Beatific Vision).
He believed that science and philosophy not conducted in the service of theology were suspect.


Gothic Architecture
The whole point of moving to Gothic Architecture was to move AWAY from darkness and move into light.
Abbot Suger was confused with a Syrian Saint, Dionysius.
Because Dionysius was a Neoplatonist, and in his books he constantly compares G-d to light, Abbot Suger wanted to to bring light into the churches.

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE - LIGHT = G-D



In St.Augustine's philosophy he believed that G-d is also seen through light.
there you go. that's how it connects. ha!