{"product_id":"the-betrayal-of-charity-the-sins-that-sabotage-divine-love-paperback","title":"The Betrayal of Charity: The Sins That Sabotage Divine Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Levering\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove 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 reclaims the centrality of love for moral, and in fact all, theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Levering argues, the practice of charity leads to inner joy and peace as well as outward mercy, good will, and unity with God and neighbor. The sins against charity--hatred, sloth, envy, discord and contention, schism, war and strife, and sedition and scandal--threaten love's concrete effects by rebelling against dependence on God and undermining interdependence on others. \u003ci\u003eThe Betrayal of Charity\u003c\/i\u003e seriously considers the consequences of each of the sins against love, compelling individuals and communities to recognize their own loss of charity. In doing so, Levering fosters a spirit of restoration and reminds readers that love--not the sins against it--will have the last word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom sloth to scandal, a spirited exploration of love and the sins against it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Levering is Perry Family Foundation Chair of Theology at Mundelein Seminary. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eJewish-Christian Dialogue and the Life of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChrist and the Catholic Priesthood\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eParticipatory Biblical Exegesis\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003e Biblical Natural Law\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives Mundelein, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 229\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.91 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468835700914,"sku":"9781602583566","price":62.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cb5b23ac1ee56d567033c0877f2c94f2.webp?v=1779059538","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-betrayal-of-charity-the-sins-that-sabotage-divine-love-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}