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The Betrayal of Charity

The Sins That Sabotage Divine Love

by Matthew Levering

  • Paperback
  • 229 pages
  • Publisher: Baylor University Press
  • 15.4 x 22.7 x 1.7 cm

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Love was at one time a powerfully unifying force among Christians. In his letters, Paul consistently evokes charity as the avenue to both human and divine communion. If the magnitude of charity was of the utmost importance to early Christians, so were those sins that aimed to distract Christians from acting based on love. Taking seriously the efforts of Paul, and later Thomas Aquinas, to expose and root out the sins against charity, Matthew Levering reclaims the centrality of love for moral, and in fact all, theology. As Levering argues, the practice of charity leads to inner joy and peace as well as outward mercy, good will, and unity with God and neighbour. The sins against charity, hatred, sloth, envy, discord and contention, schism, war and strife, and sedition and scandal threaten love's concrete effects by rebelling against dependence on God and undermining interdependence on others. This book seriously considers the consequences of each of the sins against love, compelling individuals and communities to recognise their own loss of charity.
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Engaging the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: Love and Gift in the Trinity and the ChurchThe Betrayal of Charity

  • Author

    Matthew Levering

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Baylor University Press

  • Published

    August 2011

  • Weight

    309g

  • Page Count

    229

  • Dimensions

    15.4 x 22.7 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781602583566

  • ISBN-10

    1602583560

  • Eden Code

    4031176

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