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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828681803321

Autore

Carmichael Liz

Titolo

Friendship

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2004

ISBN

1-283-19369-8

9786613193698

0-567-14937-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

241.6762

Soggetti

Christian life

Friendship -- Religious aspects

Friendship -- Religious aspects -- Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements and Abbreviations; Prologue and Introduction; Chapter 1: From classical friendship to New Testament love: The good person is a friend; Chapter 2: Ambrose, Cassian and Augustine: Caritas 'is the great and true virtue'; Chapter 3: Monastic friendship and Aelred of Rievaulx: 'Shall I say - ""God is Friendship""?'; Chapter 4: Thomas Aquinas: 'Caritas is friendship with God'; Chapter 5: Catholics, Anglicans, Reformers and Philosophers: 'Christian charity is friendship to all the world'

Chapter 6: God's friendship, ancient and so new: Friendship, mirror and icon of the TrinityChapter 7: Conclusion: living friendship; Select Bibliography; Notes; Indices

Sommario/riassunto

The love of friendship has, at the least, established its place as a necessary model of love in Christian tradition. This study shows the deep roots it has in Christian thought, among both ancient and modern writers, and is intended to facilitate further reflection on and exploration of its creative potential now and for the future.