TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nisula,Timo
TI  - Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence
T2  - Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements
SN  - 9789004233447
AV  - BR65.A9 N57 2012 
U1  - 233.4233/.4241.3 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Augustine,
KW  - Lust
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Sex
KW  - Emotions
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Language of Desire -- Paradise and Punishment -- The Root and Matrix of Sin -- Concupiscentia and Philosophical Traditions of Emotions -- Grace and Renewal—The Domestication of Concupiscentia -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects and Names -- Index of Ancient Sources; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Augustine’s ideas of sinful desire, including its sexual manifestations, have fueled controversies for centuries. In Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence , Timo Nisula analyses Augustine’s own theological and philosophical concerns in his extensive writings about evil desire ( concupiscentia, cupiditas, libido ). Beginning with a terminological survey of the vocabulary of desire, the book demonstrates how the concept of evil desire was tightly linked with Augustine’s fundamental theological views of divine justice, the origin of evil, Christian virtues and grace. This book offers a comprehensive account of Augustine’s developing views of concupiscence and provides an innovative, in-depth picture of the theological imagination behind disputed ideas of sex, temptation and moral responsibility
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004233447
ER  -