Homilies on the First Epistle of John - Couverture rigide

Augustine, Ramsey; Augustine, Edmund

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1565482883 ISBN 13 : 9781565482883

Editeur : New City Press, 2008

Synopsis

Saint Augustine's ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme of love, exploring its meaning and implications.

Saint Augustine's ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme love and in these homilies Augustine uses John's epistle as a point of departure for exploring the meaning and implications of love with his customary profundity, passion and analytic rigor. As with John, a context of dissension and conflict within the Christian community (the Donatist breakaway from Catholic unity), gives his preaching a tone of urgency and poignancy. Anyone who reads these homilies, universally viewed as classics, cannot fail to be moved and challenged both intellectually and emotionally.

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À propos de l?auteur

Augustine of Hippo is one of the greatest thinkers and writers in the Western world. After becoming a Christian he was made bishop of Hippo in Africa, where he was influential in civil and church affairs. His more than 100 books, 200 letters, and 500 sermons have left a lasting impact on Western philosophy and culture. His classic and best-selling works include The Confessions, The Trinity, The City of God, and Teaching Christianity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New City Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1565482883
• ISBN 13: 9781565482883
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 173
• Éditeur: Boniface O.P. Ramsey, Doyle Daniel, Thomas Martin
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