02612nam 2200589Ia 450 991045763760332120200520144314.01-60258-355-2(CKB)2550000000064317(EBL)1036993(SSID)ssj0000534415(PQKBManifestationID)11333920(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534415(PQKBWorkID)10511537(PQKB)10702201(MiAaPQ)EBC1036993(OCoLC)769189748(MdBmJHUP)muse583(Au-PeEL)EBL1036993(CaPaEBR)ebr10511518(OCoLC)858761895(EXLCZ)99255000000006431720101227d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe betrayal of charity[electronic resource] the sins that sabotage divine love /Matthew LeveringWaco, Tex. Baylor University Pressc20111 online resource (231 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60258-356-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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. 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 joyCharitySinChristianityLoveReligious aspectsCatholic ChurchElectronic books.Charity.SinChristianity.LoveReligious aspectsCatholic Church.241'.677--dc22Levering Matthew1971-869556MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457637603321The betrayal of charity2067973UNINA