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Can I read The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine (Studies in Augustine) on EtoBox?
The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine (Studies in Augustine) by Oliver O'Donovan is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine (Studies in Augustine) about?
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 who love God. Mutually incompatible assertions
Who reads The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine (Studies in Augustine)?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Oliver O'Donovan
- Publisher
- Wipf and Stock
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781725217812
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Christian, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-25