01493nam a2200337 a 4500 20260119071203.0 2023-12-05 11:24:15 9781602583566 eng 241.677 M437-L66 Levering, Matthew 1971- Author The Betrayal of Charity The sins that sabotage divine love Matthew Levering U.S.A. Baylor University Press 2011 219tr. Paperback, illustrations 23cm Love 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. As Levering argues, the practice of charity leads to inner joy. Religion -- Christian -- Theology -- Ethics Sin -- Christianity Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 Ethics https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/12882/b.jpg Cover Image Nguyễn Thị Kim Phượng 231010TKH 12733 12733 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-12733 0.00 BK