The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine

by Oliver O'Donovan

Book Overview

The primal destruction of man was self-love. There is no one who does not love himself; but one must search for the right love and avoid the warped. Indeed you did not love yourself when you did not love the God who made you. These three sentences set side by side show why the problem of self-love in St. Augustine of Hippo constitutes a problem. Self-love is loving God; it is also hating God. Self-love is common to all men; it is restricted to those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597529532
• ISBN13: 9781597529532
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.5"