Friendship : interpreting Christian love

Friendship : interpreting Christian love / E.D.H. (Liz) Carmichael.

The love of friendship has, at the least, established its place as a necessary model of love in Christian tradition. This study shows the deep roots it has in Christian thought, among both ancient and modern writers, and is intended to facilitate further reflection on and exploration of its creative...

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Main Author: Carmichael, Liz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : T & T Clark International, ©2004.
Subjects:
Friendship > Religious aspects > Christianity.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Friendship > Religious aspects > Christianity
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements and Abbreviations; Prologue and Introduction; Chapter 1: From classical friendship to New Testament love: The good person is a friend; Chapter 2: Ambrose, Cassian and Augustine: Caritas ''is the great and true virtue''; Chapter 3: Monastic friendship and Aelred of Rievaulx: ''Shall I say
  • ""God is Friendship""?''; Chapter 4: Thomas Aquinas: ''Caritas is friendship with God''; Chapter 5: Catholics, Anglicans, Reformers and Philosophers: ''Christian charity is friendship to all the world''
  • Chapter 6: God''s friendship, ancient and so new: Friendship, mirror and icon of the TrinityChapter 7: Conclusion: living friendship; Select Bibliography; Notes; Indices; Index of Subjects; F; G; H; J; L; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z; Index of Biblical References.

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