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Carregando... Homilies on the First Epistle of John (The Works of Saint Augustine, a Translation for the 21st Century: Part 3 - Sermons (Homilies)) by Saint Augustine (2008-02-11) (edição: 1717)
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Discusses Saint Augustine's ten homilies on the First Epistle of John, which are among his most influential works. This title uses John's epistle as a point of departure for exploring the meaning and implications of love with profundity, passion and analytic rigour. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)270.2Religions History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity History of Christianity Period of ecumenic councils; Centralization (325-787)Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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"The greater the charity, the less the fear; the less the charity, the greater the fear" (135-6).
"You shouldn’t think that you love … your neighbor when you don’t correct him. That isn’t charity but indifference" (112-3).
"A wicked person, therefore, can have all these sacraments, but a person cannot be wicked and also have charity" (108).
Unfortunately for modern readers, Augustine spends a significant amount of time confronting the Donatists—a church schism with a strong belief in their people’s own moral purity. While germane to his time, his strong stance seems to undercut the message of brotherly love.
After reading his magisterial Confessions, these sermons felt a little lackluster. Still, they reflect the mind and heart of a brilliant theologian preaching for the benefit of his own people. We are blessed to be able to listen in some 1600 years later. ( )