{"product_id":"9781501326219","title":"On Self-Harm, Narcissism, Atonement, and the Vulnerable Christ","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReading Augustine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOn Self-Harm, Narcissism, Atonement, and the Vulnerable Christ\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Vincent Meconi | Miles Hollingworth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Religious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Self-Harm, Narcissism, Atonement and the Vulnerable Christ \u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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 destroy ourselves to attain it, even when we are all too well aware that this sin will bring us no true, lasting pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeconi traces the phenomena of self-destruction and self-loathing from Augustine to today. In particular, he focuses in on how self-love can turn to self-harm, and the need to provide salvage for such woundedness by surrendering to Christ, showing how Augustine's theology of sin and salvation is still crucially applicable in contemporary life and societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid Vincent Meconi, S.J.\u003c\/b\u003e, is the Director of the Catholic Studies Centre and Professor of Theology at Saint Louis University, USA.   His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe One Christ: St. Augustine's Theology of Deification \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) and, as editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions: Saint Augustine of Hippo\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and (co-edited with Eleonore Stump) \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Augustine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(2014). He is the Editor of \u003ci\u003eHomiletic and Pastoral Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 November 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501326219\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334617612428,"sku":"9781501326219","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3bfdb842-3818-445f-8029-a48803a9a325.jpg?v=1788028659","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501326219","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}