The Betrayal of Charity: The Sins That Sabotage Divine Love

by Matthew Levering

Book Overview

Love was at one time a powerfully unifying force among Christians. In his letters, Paul consistently evokes charity as the avenue to both human and divine communion. If the magnitude of charity was of the upmost importance to early Christians, so were those sins that aimed to distract Christians from acting based on love. Taking seriously the efforts of Paul, and later Thomas Aquinas, to expose and root out the sins against charity, Matthew Levering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602583560
• ISBN13: 9781602583566
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher