Way That Leads There: Augustinian Reflections on the Christian Life

by Gilbert Meilaender and Gilbert C. Meilaender

Book Overview

Saint Augustine formulated the classic Christian understanding of desire, that "our hearts are restless until they rest in God." Gilbert Meilaender maintains that this frustrated desire lies at the heart of our existence. In The Way That Leads There he takes Augustine as a "conversation partner" for exploring subjects that human beings have wrestled with for centuries -- desire, duty, politics, sex, and grief. Meilaender's carefully reasoned,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080283213X
• ISBN13: 9780802832139
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"