Intellectual appetite : a theological grammar /

"Christian thinkers have traditionally distinguished between good and bad forms of the appetite for knowledge, calling the good "studiousness" and the bad "curiosity." The former is aimed at joyful contemplation of what can be known as gift given; the latter seeks ownership...

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Main Author: Griffiths, Paul J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Curiositas
  • World
  • Damage
  • Gift
  • Participation
  • Appetite
  • Wonder
  • Owning
  • Kidnapping
  • Spectacle
  • Novelty
  • Loquacity
  • Gratitude.