Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies by Rebe

Description: Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung This practical resource, now updated and revised throughout, helps Christian readers evaluate and reflect on contemporary conceptions of vices and possible remedies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Drawing on centuries of wisdom from the Christian ethical tradition, this book takes readers on a journey of self-examination, exploring why our hearts are captivated by glittery but false substitutes for true human goodness and happiness. The first edition sold 35,000 copies and was a C. S. Lewis Book Prize award winner. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes a new chapter on grace and growth through the spiritual disciplines. Questions for discussion and study are included at the end of each chapter. Back Cover C. S. Lewis Book Prize Winner Drawing on centuries of wisdom from the Christian ethical tradition, Glittering Vices explores why our hearts are captivated by glittery but false substitutes for true human goodness and happiness. This edition has been updated and revised throughout and includes a new chapter on grace and growth through the spiritual disciplines."This revised edition helpfully builds on the insights of the first edition and deeply probes the nature of the disease that has infected all Gods precious image-bearers. This is surely one of the best books written on the vices and their cure in the past one hundred years, if not longer."-- Chris Hall , president, Renovar Author Biography Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice. She speaks widely. Her essays on virtues and vices appear in journals, encyclopedias, and anthologies, including Virtues and Their Vices. Table of Contents Contents1. Why Study the Vices?2. Gifts from the Desert: The Origins and History of the Vices Tradition3. Envy: Feeling Bitter When Others Have It Better4. Vainglory: Image Is Everything5. Sloth (Acedia): Resistance to the Demands of Love6. Avarice: Possession and Mastery7. Wrath: Holy Emotion or Hellish Passion?8. Gluttony: Feeding Your Face and Starving Your Heart9. Lust: Sexuality Stripped Down10. The Rest of the Journey: Self-Examination, Spiritual Formation, and the Seven Capital VicesEpilogueIndex Long Description Drawing on centuries of wisdom from the Christian ethical tradition, this book takes readers on a journey of self-examination, exploring why our hearts are captivated by glittery but false substitutes for true human goodness and happiness. The first edition sold 35,000 copies and was a C. S. Lewis Book Prize award winner. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes a new chapter on grace and growth through the spiritual disciplines. Questions for discussion and study are included at the end of each chapter. Details ISBN1587434407 Pages 288 Publisher Baker Publishing Group Year 2020 ISBN-10 1587434407 ISBN-13 9781587434402 Short Title Glittering Vices Language English Edition 2nd Format Paperback Subtitle A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies Imprint Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group Place of Publication Ada, MI Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-06-02 NZ Release Date 2020-06-02 Publication Date 2020-05-15 UK Release Date 2020-05-15 Author Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung Edition Description 2nd edition DEWEY 241.3 Audience General US Release Date 2020-05-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128067046;

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