Eros and self-emptying : the intersections of Augustine and Kierkegaard /

Barrett, Lee C.

Eros and self-emptying : the intersections of Augustine and Kierkegaard / Eros and self emptying - Grand Rapids, MI. W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, ©2013 - xiv, 414 pages ; 23 cm - Kierkegaard as a Christian thinker . - Kierkegaard as a Christian thinker. .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Pt. 1 Setting the stage: two pilgrims on the way home -- Kierkegaard's tensive picture of Augustine -- Augustine's restless heart and Kierkegaard's desire for an eternal happiness -- Augustine and Kierkegaard on the road: life as a journey -- Pt. 2 Signposts on the journey: specific theological intersections of Augustine and Kierkegaard -- God: the attraction and repulsion of boundless love -- Sin: culpable action and corrupt state -- God's gracious response to sin: the enigma of divine sovereignty and human responsibility -- Christology: the allure of lowliness -- Salvation: faithful love and loving faith -- The church: a parting of the ways? -- Conclusion: two edifying theologies of self-giving

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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.

B655.Z7 / B37 2013

230.092 B274E