Reason, authority, and the healing of desire in the writings of Augustine / Mark J. Boone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boone, Mark J., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Authority--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Authority.

Desire for God.

Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Desire.

Faith and reason--Christianity.

Faith and reason.

Theology.

theology.

Medical Subjects:

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxviii, 221 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]

Summary:

In this open access book, Mark Boone explains the theology of desire developed in a cross-section of Augustine's On the True Religion, On the Nature of Good, On Free Choice of the Will, On the Teacher, On the Usefulness of Believing, On the Good of Marriage, Enchiridion, and Confessions. Throughout his writings and in many ways, Augustine develops a Platonically informed, yet distinctively Christian, account of desire. Human desire should respond to the goodness inherent in things, loving the greatest good above all and great goods more than lesser goods. Above all, we should love God and souls. Sin, an inappropriate desire for lesser goods, is healed by the redemption of Christ. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Hong Kong Baptist University

Contents:

Abbreviations Introduction: Two Ways of Discovering a Good Theology of Desire Part One: Reason Chapter 1: Defense of the Faith According to Reason: De Vera Religione Chapter 2: Ethics According to Reason: De Natura Boni Chapter 3: Metaphysics and the Problem of Evil According to Reason: De Libero Arbitrio Voluntatis Chapter 4: God and the Soul According to Reason: De Magistro Part Two: Authority Chapter 5: Defense of the Faith According to Authority: De Utilitate Credendi Chapter 6: Ethics According to Authority: De Cono Coniugali Chapter 7: Metaphysics and the Problem of Evil According to Reason: Enchiridion Chapter 8: God and the Soul According to Authority: Confessiones Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.

Creative Commons. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en

ISBN:

1-9787-2241-9

1-7936-1299-4

OCLC:

1206427968