Gratitude by Peter J Leithart

Gratitude by Peter J Leithart

Examines changing conceptions of gratitude from Homer to the present. In so doing, Peter Leithart highlights the profound cultural impact of early Christian ingratitude, the release of humankind from the bonds of social and political reciprocity by a benevolent God who gave - and who continues to give - graciously.

"Creative, Insightful, and Ambitious" -- Gary A Anderson, University of Notre Dame, First Things
"Clear and cogent, Gratitude provides an opportunity for faculty and students alike to rethink issues that are both intellectual and practical." -- Choice
"One of the distinct pleasures of a new Leithart book is the opportunity it gives us to watch a smart, unpredictable mind sharing his reactions to the books he's worked through. This new work deepens that pleasure." -- Wesley Hill, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Trinity School for Ministry -- Christianity Today
"Elegantly written, intellectually stimulating, and practically helpful" -- Stephen Witmer, Themelios
"...Leithart is exemplary in his performance of what a kind of Christian-theological account of history of ideas might look like." -- Johnny Walker, Freedom in Orthodoxy
Peter Leithart's book addresses what he has perceived to be a significant gap in the literature, namely tracing how thinking in the West about gratitude has shifted since first attracting the interest of the Greek and Roman philosophers. His work demonstrates how the emergence of Christianity in particular caused a very sizeable rethink on the subject, a radical redefinition which has been widely influential, and yet not often in all its ramifications. -- Peter Donald -- Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology

Peter J. Leithart is President of the Theopolis Institute and an adjunct Senior Fellow of Theology at New St. Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture.

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ISBN 13	9781602584501
ISBN 10	1602584508
Title	Gratitude
Author	Peter J Leithart
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Baylor University Press
Year published	2018-06-30
Number of pages	350
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