For the joy set before us: augustine and self-denying love
Auteur :
Schlabach, Gerald W.
Éditeur :
University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN :
9780268028589
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
563 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examining how Augustine reconciled self-love and self-denial in a unified Christian love, this book demonstrates the crucial role that continence played in Augustine's teaching, showing it to be more than an attitude toward sexuality; rather it is the operative mode of Augustininan "caritas"