A critical examination of the idea of the ‘fruitio Dei’ as essence of the heavenly blessing

In the theology of Augustine there is a sharp contrast between ‘enjoying God’ and ‘using the world’. Continuing my examination of objections to the idea that creational reality may only be ‘used’, I should like to evaluate the concept of the ‘fruitio Dei’ (enjoying God) as the center of eschatological expectation .