Homilies on the First Epistle of John (The Works of Saint Augustine, a Translation for the 21st Century: Part 3 - Sermons (homilies))

Homilies on the First Epistle of John (The Works of Saint Augustine, a Translation for the 21st Century: Part 3 - Sermons (homilies))

by SaintAugustine (Author), Martin Thomas (Editor), Daniel Doyle (Editor), Boniface Ramsey (Editor)

Synopsis

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 - love - and in these homilies Augustine uses John's epistle as a point of departure for exploring the meaning and implications of love with his customary profundity, passion and analytic rigour. 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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: New City Press
Published: 11 Feb 2008

ISBN 10: 1565482891
ISBN 13: 9781565482890