On Self-Harm, Narcissism, Atonement, and the Vulnerable Christ

by David Vincent Meconi

Book Overview

On Self-Harm, Narcissism, Atonement and the Vulnerable Christ explores St. Augustine of Hippo's theology of sin, described as various forms of self-loathing and self-destruction, in addition to sin's antidote, a vulnerable relationship with the crucified Christ. Incorporating recent thinking on self-destruction and self-loathing into his reading of Augustine, David Vincent Meconi explores why we are not only allured by sin, but will actually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150132621X
• ISBN13: 9781501326219
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"