A Spirituality of Perfection: Faith in Action in the Letter of James (Michael Glazier Books)
By Unknown Author.
Description
2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!Throughout this century the Epistle of James has been viewed consistently as a disjointed set of instructions. In A Spirituality of Perfection Patrick Hartin differs from this approach by showing that the call for perfection" provides a unifying meaning for the epistle. Examining the concept of perfection against the background of the Graeco-Roman world, the Old Testament, and the Septuagint, Father Hartin shows that perfection provides a key to defining the spirituality of the Epistle of James.Father Hartin shows how the notion of perfectio...
ISBN(s)
0814658954, 9780814658956
