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Autore |
Jeanrond Werner G. <1955-> |
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Titolo |
A theology of love [[electronic resource] /] / Werner G. Jeanrond |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86853-5 |
9786612868535 |
0-567-46912-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (307 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Love - Religious aspects - Christianity |
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Theologie |
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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 (p. 261-279) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Horizons of love -- Biblical challenges to a theology of love -- Augustine's theology of God's love -- Rediscovering the loving subject -- Love as agape -- The unity of love and desire -- Institutions of love -- The politics of love -- The love of God. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the different dimensions of Christian love. It argues that all expressions of love are wrestling with the challenge of otherness and hence with the experience of transcendence. The development of Christian concepts of love is discussed with particular reference to the different horizons and the variety of approaches to love in the Bible, Augustine, medieval theology, Protestant agape-theology, Catholic approaches to desire, and contemporary philosophy and sociology. The discussion of the rich and often problematic heritage of expressions of personal, communal and religious l |
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