{"product_id":"friendship-a-study-in-theological-ethics-paperback-softback-9780268009694","title":"Friendship; A Study in Theological Ethics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780268009694","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study in Theological Ethics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGilbert C. Meilaender (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780268009694\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 November 1981\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 0.7 cm, 0.138 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A superb theological essay addressing the nature and goodness of the particular love of friends.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Creative and suggestive . . . the quality of analysis of the issues treated make this small volume well worth attention.\" —\u003ci\u003eJournal of Religious Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A welcome addition to the literature of theological ethics.\" —\u003ci\u003eTheological Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A worthy juxtaposition of ancient and modern ideas about both friendship and Christian love.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provocative . . . Meilaender makes use of some of the best pagan and Christian reflection on friendship in order to illustrate the persistent tensions between philia and agape.\" —\u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCertain relationships are of profound importance for the moral life. Gilbert C. Meilaender explores some of the tensions which Christian experience discovers in one such relationship, the bond of friendship. These tensions help to explain why friendship was a more important topic in the life and thought of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome than it has unusually been within Christendom. The bond of friendship (philia) involves special preference; Christian love (agape) is thought to be like the love of the heavenly Father who makes his sun rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the just and the unjust. Philia requires that love be returned; agape is to be shown even the enemy, who does not love in return. Friendships sometimes fade away; Christians are enjoined to be faithful in love. These tensions have permeated our lives and helped to shape our world. We think politics a more important sphere than the private friendship bond. We seek fulfillment in and identify ourselves with our vocations — by which we now mean, work for pay — not our friendships. And in a world where politics and vocation are all-important, lasting friendships become more difficult to sustain. Friendship examines the tension between philia and agape and probes its significance for Christian thought and experience.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520536572184,"sku":"9780268009694","price":15.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/friendship-a-study-in-theological-ethics-paperback-softback-9780268009694","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}