Common Objects of Love: Moral Reflection and the Shaping of Communit - Oliver O'Donovan

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: Common Objects of Love: Moral Reflection and the Shaping of Community

AUTHOR: Oliver O'Donovan

SKU: 9780802805157

PUBLISHER: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

DATE PUBLISHED: 04/12/2002

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 80

BINDING: Hardback

LANGUAGE: English

WEIGHT: 254 gr