For the joy set before us augustine and self denying love by gerald w schlabach author isbn 13 978 0268028589 isbn 10 0268028583 why is isbn important isbn this bar code number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book the 13 digit and 10 digit formats both work scan an isbn with your phone use the amazon app to scan isbns and compare prices . For the joy set before us augustine and self denying love mark nation the conrad grebel review 20 no 1 winter 2002 gerald w schlabach for the joy set before us augustine and self denying love notre dame in university of notre dame press 2001 why would a nice mennonite boy like you be studying augustine at notre dame so asked professor van harvey when he learned gerald . Download citation for the joy set before us augustine and self denying love review journal of early christian studies 104 2002 536 537 this book offers a fresh interpretation of . For the joy set before us augustine and self denying love posted on march 29 2001 may 10 2014 by gerald schlabach age old debates over self love and self denial continue in the christian community many regard self love as incompatible with the self sacrifice of christ others especially feminists and liberation theologians contest the notion that self sacrifice is the test of authentic . S makes clear that for augustine sexual continence is simply one instantiation of a higher continence of the heart 64 at the close s sets out theses arguing for an evangelical self denial tempered by and oriented to the joy set before us 148 this study offers fresh perspectives on perennial questions it is a valuable exercise