Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence
Biographical note
Timo Nisula, Dr. theol. (2011), MA (2000, Latin literature), University of Helsinki, is currently working as a student pastor in Turku. His earlier published articles concern Augustine’s doctrine of sin, exegesis and hermeneutics.
Readership
All those interested in theology, patristic studies, the history of philosophy in Late Antiquity and the development of Christian thought on sexual desire, emotions and grace.
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. The Language of Desire
3. Paradise and Punishment
4. The Root and Matrix of Sin
5. Concupiscentia and Philosophical Traditions of Emotions
6. Grace and Renewal – The Domestication of Concupiscentia
7. Conclusion
8. Bibliography
2. The Language of Desire
3. Paradise and Punishment
4. The Root and Matrix of Sin
5. Concupiscentia and Philosophical Traditions of Emotions
6. Grace and Renewal – The Domestication of Concupiscentia
7. Conclusion
8. Bibliography
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