{"product_id":"on-faith-works-eternity-and-the-creatures-we-are-1","title":"On Faith, Works, Eternity and the Creatures We Are","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this volume André Barbera considers the question of faith, how an  individual may act faithfully, and what good (if any) is faithful  action.  Drawing on the letters of the Apostle Paul and the work of  philosophical thinkers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Barbera explores  numerous aspects of faithful living, from religion, original sin, and  tests of faith, to the power of prayer, and even the concept of atheism.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn particular, Barbera formulates a postulate drawn from Augustine’s \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e:  God is not bound by time.  The person of faith, however, is enslaved by  time.  Augustine’s expression “faith seeking understanding” stakes the  claim,” but the mode of faith and the end of faith are inherently  contradictory.  The faithful person waits in pursuit, choking.  Works,  the anxiety of faith, ensue.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbera concludes that the person  of faith engages in endless trial, struggle, and contradiction, but in  so doing attempts to produce a meaningful life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219670585688,"sku":"9781501356070","price":87.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781501356070.jpg?v=1743758152","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/on-faith-works-eternity-and-the-creatures-we-are-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}