Reason, Authority, and the Healing of Desire in the Writings of Augustine
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9781793612984 (ISBN)
In this open access book, Mark Boone explains the theology of desire developed in a cross-section of Augustine’s On the True Religion, On the Nature of Good, On Free Choice of the Will, On the Teacher, On the Usefulness of Believing, On the Good of Marriage, Enchiridion, and Confessions. Throughout his writings and in many ways, Augustine develops a Platonically informed, yet distinctively Christian, account of desire. Human desire should respond to the goodness inherent in things, loving the greatest good above all and great goods more than lesser goods. Above all, we should love God and souls. Sin, an inappropriate desire for lesser goods, is healed by the redemption of Christ.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Hong Kong Baptist University
Mark J. Boone is assistant professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Abbreviations
Introduction: Two Ways of Discovering a Good Theology of Desire
Part One: Reason
Chapter 1: Defense of the Faith According to Reason: De Vera Religione
Chapter 2: Ethics According to Reason: De Natura Boni
Chapter 3: Metaphysics and the Problem of Evil According to Reason: De Libero Arbitrio Voluntatis
Chapter 4: God and the Soul According to Reason: De Magistro
Part Two: Authority
Chapter 5: Defense of the Faith According to Authority: De Utilitate Credendi
Chapter 6: Ethics According to Authority: De Cono Coniugali
Chapter 7: Metaphysics and the Problem of Evil According to Reason: Enchiridion
Chapter 8: God and the Soul According to Authority: Confessiones
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 585 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781793612984 / 9781793612984 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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