{"product_id":"augustine-deformed-love-sin-and-freedom-in-the-western-moral-tradition-hardback-9781107075795","title":"Augustine Deformed; Love, Sin and Freedom in the Western Moral Tradition (Hardback) 9781107075795","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAugustine Deformed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLove, Sin and Freedom in the Western Moral Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRist explores how and why Augustine's moral framework became distorted with time and proposes a return to a revitalized version of his thought.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn M. Rist (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107075795, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e434 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAugustine established a moral framework that dominated Western culture for more than a thousand years. His partly flawed presentation of some of its key concepts (love, will and freedom), however, prompted subsequent thinkers to attempt to repair this framework, and their efforts often aggravated the very problems they intended to solve. Over time, dissatisfaction with an imperfect Augustinian theology gave way to increasingly secular and eventually impersonal moral systems. This volume traces the distortion of Augustine's thought from the twelfth century to the present and examines its consequent reconstructions. John M. Rist argues that modern philosophies should be recognized as offering no compelling answers to questions about the human condition and as leading inevitably to conventionalism or nihilism. In order to avoid this end, he proposes a return to an updated Augustinian Christianity. Essential reading for anyone interested in Augustine and his influence, Augustine Deformed revitalizes his original conception of love, will and freedom.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'Will' and freedom, mind and love: some pre-Augustinian debates\u003cbr\u003e 2. Awe-ful Augustine: sin, freedom and inscrutability\u003cbr\u003e 3. Inspirational Augustine: love, desire and knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 4. Anselm: will, omnipotence and responsibility\u003cbr\u003e 5. Augustine and Aristotle: the problem of Thomas Aquinas\u003cbr\u003e 6. Separating morality and salvation\u003cbr\u003e 7. The rise and fall of lopsided Augustinianism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Naturalism revised\u003cbr\u003e 9. Love, will and the moral sense\u003cbr\u003e 10. Radical revisionists: Hume, Kant and Rousseau\u003cbr\u003e 11. Atheist 'freedoms': liberal, totalitarian and nihilist\u003cbr\u003e 12. The age of deception: virtual religion, virtual morality\u003cbr\u003e 13. Whither Lady Philosophy: muse, call girl or Valkyrie?\u003cbr\u003e 14. Reformed Augustine, genetically modified Adam.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theology%20%5BHRLB%5D%22\"\u003eHRLB\u003c\/a\u003e], Christian Churches \u0026amp; denominations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Christian Churches \u0026amp; denominations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Christian%20Churches%20\u0026amp;%20denominations%20%5BHRCC%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC\u003c\/a\u003e], Christianity [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Christianity\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Christianity%20%5BHRC%5D%22\"\u003eHRC\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious ethics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious ethics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20ethics%20%5BHRAM1%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM1\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e], Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethics%20\u0026amp;%20moral%20philosophy%20%5BHPQ%5D%22\"\u003eHPQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913223594264,"sku":"9781107075795","price":93.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107075795i.jpg?v=1694545905","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/augustine-deformed-love-sin-and-freedom-in-the-western-moral-tradition-hardback-9781107075795","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}