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The Impassioned Life

Reason and Emotion in the Christian Tradition [Hardback]

by Samuel M. Powell

    • Author

      Samuel M. Powell

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Fortress Press,U.S.

    • Published

      January 2016

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      Product Description

      The Impassioned Life argues that theology's task today is to rethink the nature of the emotions and their relation to human reason. Such rethinking is necessary because the Christian tradition feels ambivalently about the emotions. Armed with a commitment to body-soul dualism, many writers have equated the image of God with rationality and wondered whether emotion is an essential feature of human nature; however, the tradition has also affirmed the value of emotions such as love and compassion and has sometimes asserted the value of so-called negative emotions such as anger. The question, then, is whether the tradition's pastoral insight into the importance of moderation and control of the emotions requires us to think dualistically about soul (identified with reason) and body (the seat of emotions). To answer this question, The Impassioned Life explores the vital resources of the Christian theological tradition and also of contemporary scientific and psychological research in order to achieve a more adequate theological understanding of the emotions and reason.

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      • Author

        Samuel M. Powell

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Fortress Press,U.S.

      • Published

        January 2016

      • Weight

        777g

      • Page Count

        272

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 26 mm

      • ISBN

        9781506410739

      • ISBN-10

        1506410731

      • Eden Code

        4375963

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      • Author/Creator: Samuel M. Powell

      • ISBN: 9781506410739

      • Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.

      • Release Date: January 2016

      • Weight: 777g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 26 mm

      • Eden Code: 4375963

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