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Autore |
Levering Matthew <1971-> |
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Titolo |
The betrayal of charity [[electronic resource] ] : the sins that sabotage divine love / / Matthew Levering |
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Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Charity |
Sin - Christianity |
Love - Religious aspects - Catholic Church |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Is charity violent? -- Hatred and the God of Israel -- Sloth and the joy of resurrection -- Envy and God-reliance -- Discord, contention, and ecclesial peace -- Schism and liturgical mediation -- War and the interpretation of Scripture -- Scandal, scapegoats, and spiritual downfall. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Love was at one time a powerfully unifying force among Christians. In his letters, Paul consistently evokes charity as the avenue to both human and divine communion. If the magnitude of charity was of the upmost importance to early Christians, so were those sins that aimed to distract Christians from acting based on love. Taking seriously the efforts of Paul, and later Thomas Aquinas, to expose and root out the sins against charity, Matthew Levering reclaims the centrality of love for moral, and in fact all, theology.As Levering argues, the practice of charity leads to inner joy |
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