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Homilies on the First Epistle of John: Tractatus in Espistolam Joannis Ad Parthos I/14 (#14 in Works Of Saint Augustine Series)

Daniel E Doyle (Ed), Thomas Martin (Ed), Boniface Ramsey (Ed), Saint Augustine

Hardback 2008-03-15

Saint Augustine's ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme of love, exploring its meaning and implications.

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Saint Augustines ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme love --and in these homilies Augustine uses Johns epistle as a point of departure for exploring the meaning and implications of love with his customary profundity, passion and analytic rigor. As with John, a context of dissension and conflict within the Christian community (the Donatist breakaway from Catholic unity), gives his preaching a tone of urgency and poignancy. Anyone who reads these homilies, universally viewed as classics, cannot fail to be moved and challenged both intellectually and emotionally.

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Saint Augustine's ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme of love, exploring its meaning and implications.

Publisher Description

Saint Augustines ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme love --and in these homilies Augustine uses Johns epistle as a point of departure for exploring the meaning and implications of love with his customary profundity, passion and analytic rigor. As with John, a context of dissension and conflict within the Christian community (the Donatist breakaway from Catholic unity), gives his preaching a tone of urgency and poignancy. Anyone who reads these homilies, universally viewed as classics, cannot fail to be moved and challenged both intellectually and emotionally.

Koorong Code562412
ISBN1565482883
EAN9781565482883
Pages173
DepartmentAcademic
CategoryClassic Authors
Sub-CategorySt Augustine
PublisherNew City Press Pny
Publication DateMar 2008
Dimensions15 x 156 x 235mm
Weight0.367kg