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Widely respected as one of today's wisest and most articulate Christianethicists Oliver O'Donovan here explores the nature of personaland political behavior as it is or should be informed by Christianlove.This profound look at contemporary life focuses on how moralreflection upon common objects of love has an effect on organizedcommunity in grandest terms political society itself. O'Donovanbegins with some lighthearted puzzles about teaching ethics andends with an intense critique of the role of publicity in late-modernliberal culture. Showing as Augustine believed that weknow only as we love O'Donovan takes readers on a journey ofthought through a series of current and historical issues rangingfrom the iconoclastic controversy of the ninth century to theterrible events of September 11 2001.Based on the 2001 Stob Lectures at Calvin College this volumewill help readers learn how to think from truths of Christian faithto conclusions in Christian action.
TITLE: 5OMMON OBJECTS OF LOVE
AUTHOR: ODONOVAN,O
SKU: 9780802805157
PUBLISHER: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
DATE PUBLISHED: 04/12/2002
BINDING: Hardback
CONDITION: New
