The Conversion and Therapy of Desire - Boone, Mark J.
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The first fruits of the literary career of St. Augustine, the great theologian and Christian philosopher par excellence, are the dialogues he wrote at Cassiciacum in Italy following his famous conversion in Milan in 386 AD. These four little books, largely neglected by scholars, investigate knowledge, ethics, metaphysics, the problem of evil, and the intriguing relationship of God and the soul. They also take up the ancient philosophical project of identifying the principles and practices that heal human desires in order to attain happiness, renewing this philosophical endeavor with insights…mehr

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The first fruits of the literary career of St. Augustine, the great theologian and Christian philosopher par excellence, are the dialogues he wrote at Cassiciacum in Italy following his famous conversion in Milan in 386 AD. These four little books, largely neglected by scholars, investigate knowledge, ethics, metaphysics, the problem of evil, and the intriguing relationship of God and the soul. They also take up the ancient philosophical project of identifying the principles and practices that heal human desires in order to attain happiness, renewing this philosophical endeavor with insights from Christian theology. Augustine's later books, such as the Confessions, would continue this project of healing desire, as would the writings of others including Boethius, Anselm, and Aquinas. Mark Boone's The Conversion and Therapy of Desire investigates the roots of this project at Cassiciacum, where Augustine is developing a Christian theology of desire, informed by Neoplatonism but transformed by Christian teaching and practices.
Autorenporträt
Mark J. Boone is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is the author of Reason, Authority, and the Healing of Desire in the Writings of Augustine (2020). Rose M. Cothren is a retired Professor of English at Dallas Baptist University. She taught in the University Honors Program, and her courses included the C. S. Lewis Seminar and Perspectives in Greco-Roman Thought. Kevin C. Neece is an editor and commentator on media and pop culture, and the author of The Gospel According to Star Trek: The Original Crew (2016)."" Jaclyn S. Parrish is Associate Director of Digital Communications at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, Christianity and Literature, and Themelios.