{"product_id":"9781501344534","title":"On Compassion, Healing, Suffering, and the Purpose of the Emotional Life","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReading Augustine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOn Compassion, Healing, Suffering, and the Purpose of the Emotional Life\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSusan Wessel | Miles Hollingworth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Religious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Augustine \u003c\/i\u003epresents concise, personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo from leading philosophers and religion scholars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugustine of Hippo knew that this fallen world is a place of sadness and suffering.  In such a world, he determined that compassion is the most suitable and virtuous response. Its transformative powers could be accessed through the mind and its memories, through the healing of the Incarnation, and through the discernment of Christians who are forced to navigate through a corrupt and deceptive world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Wessel considers Augustine's theology of compassion by examining his personal experience of loss and his reflections concerning individual and corporate suffering in the context of the human condition and salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSusan Wessel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePassion and Compassion in Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 2020\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\u003e9781501344534\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334618464396,"sku":"9781501344534","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1a3a89c6-1770-40c7-a392-4055daad7acc.jpg?v=1788028704","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501344534","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}