Publication

2014-04-19 - Eerdmans

Language

English

Word Count

132,000 words, Guess

Page Count

528 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100802868932
  • ISBN-139780802868930
  • Library of Congress Control Number2013031773
  • OCLC Control Number857110783
  • Better World Books9780802868930
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCBV4639 .O73 2014
  • LCCBV4639.O73 2014
  • LCCBT140 .O73 2014

Description

Nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian religious intellectuals devoted a great deal of attention to the concept of agapē, or Divine Love, arguing that the Christian church is a reflection of the triune, self-sacrificing God and his love for all of creation. On account of their deliberations, these intellectuals played a key role in mediating between the Orthodox Church and modern society. Their quest for dialogue between the 'mystery of the sacred' and the 'ordinary of everyday life' remains relevant for Western societies today. In God as Love Johannes Oravecz presents a comprehensive summation of twenty-five prominent Russian religious thinkers and their thought on the concept of agape, showing in detail how they broke new ground in their various affirmations of the truth that God is love. No other book in any language treats this topic with such breadth and depth.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • God as Love: The Concept and Spiritual Aspects of Agape in Modern Russian Religious ThoughtPaperbackEerdmans2014-04-19

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