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Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence

by Timo Nisula

  • Hardback
  • 434 pages
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 16.1 x 24.2 x 2.8 cm

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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.

  • Title

    Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence

  • Author

    Timo Nisula

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    August 2012

  • Weight

    795g

  • Page Count

    434

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 24.2 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004231689

  • ISBN-10

    9004231684

  • Eden Code

    4708850

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