On self-harm, narcissism, atonement and the vulnerable Christ / by David Vincent Meconi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meconi, David Vincent, author.

Series:

Reading Augustine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Sin--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Sin.

Atonement--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Atonement.

Self-destructive behavior--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Self-destructive behavior.

Narcissism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Narcissism.

Christianity.

Atonement--History of doctrines.

Sin--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Physical Description:

xv, 165 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"'On Self-Harm, Narcissism, Atonement and the Vulnerable Christ' explores St. Augustine of Hippo's theology of sin, described as various forms of self-loathing and self-destruction, in addition to sin's antidote, a vulnerable relationship with the crucified Christ. Incorporating recent thinking on self-destruction and self-loathing into his reading of Augustine, David Vincent Meconi explores why we are not only allured by sin, but will actually destroy ourselves to attain it, even when that sin will bring us no true pleasure."-- Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

God and those made to become like God

Becoming God without God?

Those pears : sin as self-sabotage

Narcissism and the paradox of self-love

Atonement and the vulnerable Christ

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Meconi, David Vincent. On self-harm, narcissism, atonement and the vulnerable Christ.

ISBN:

9781501326202

1501326201

9781501326219

150132621X

OCLC:

1107840874