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Desperately Wicked by Patrick Downey

Desperately Wicked

Philosophy, Christianity and the Human Heart

Patrick Downey

InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · February 4, 2009

What is the human heart like?

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A philosophical and biblical inquiry into the human heart and self-knowledge.
Genres
The Christian Soul, Religion & Philosophy, Ethics
Published
InterVarsity Press, February 4, 2009

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What is the human heart like? 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.

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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. What is the nature of the human heart and can we, will we, know it?

Knowing the Heart

A philosophical and biblical inquiry into the human heart and self-knowledge.

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  • Explorations of Genesis and Jeremiah
  • Engagements with Greek tragedy, Plato, and Aristotle

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  • Political philosophers including Rousseau, Hobbes, Nietzsche, and René Girard
  • Questions of self-knowledge in personal, social, and political life

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Religion & Philosophy56%
Ethics42%
The Christian Soul41%

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Publisher categories

  • Ethics
  • Religion & Philosophy
  • Christian Ethics
Authors
Patrick Downey
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Published
February 4, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
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Ethics