Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence - Couverture rigide

Nisula, Timo

 
9789004231689: Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9004231684 ISBN 13 : 9789004231689
Editeur : Brill, 2012

Synopsis

Augustine's ideas of sinful desire, including its sexual manifestations, have fueled controversies for centuries. In Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence, Timo Nisula analyses Augustine's own theological and philosophical concerns in his extensive writings about evil desire (concupiscentia, cupiditas, libido).
Beginning with a terminological survey of the vocabulary of desire, the book demonstrates how the concept of evil desire was tightly linked with Augustine's fundamental theological views of divine justice, the origin of evil, Christian virtues and grace.
This book offers a comprehensive account of Augustine's developing views of concupiscence and provides an innovative, in-depth picture of the theological imagination behind disputed ideas of sex, temptation and moral responsibility.

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À propos de l?auteur

Timo Nisula, Dr. theol. (2011), MA (2000, Latin literature), University of Helsinki, is currently working as a student pastor in Turku. His earlier published articles concern Augustine's doctrine of sin, exegesis and hermeneutics.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004231684
ISBN 13 
9789004231689
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
434
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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