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Desperately wicked: philosophy, christianity and the human heart

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Theologians and philosophers have attempted to address this question, not just in the abstract, but concretely in personal, as well as social and political, dimensions. Patrick Downey explores the biblical writings of Genesis and the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah, the Greek tragedies, Plato, Aristotle, and political philosophers--such as Rousseau, Hobbes, Nietzsche and René Girard--to seek answers to this profound question. Recognizing our resistance to know the truth about our own hearts, Downey calls his readers to join with these thinkers in the search for truth and serious self-reflection. Not for the faint of heart, this book courageously addresses the most foundational question of our existence as individuals in community.

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Z. HANDIMAN

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233.5 DOW d

Publisher

Downers Grove : IVP Academic., 2009

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181p.; 23 cm.

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English

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978-0-8308-2894-4

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233.5

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NATURE, HUMANKIND

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