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Drawing on centuries of wisdom from the Christian ethical tradition, this book takes readers on a journey of self-examination, exploring why our hearts are captivated by glittery but false substitutes for true human goodness and happiness. The first edition sold 35,000 copies and was a C. S. Lewis Book Prize award winner. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes a new chapter on grace and growth through the spiritual disciplines. Questions for discussion and study are included at the end of each chapter.
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice. She speaks widely. Her essays on virtues and vices appear in journals, encyclopedias, and anthologies, including Virtues and Their Vices.
Contents1. Why Study the Vices?2. Gifts from the Desert: The Origins and History of the Vices Tradition3. Envy: Feeling Bitter When Others Have It Better4. Vainglory: Image Is Everything5. Sloth (Acedia): Resistance to the Demands of Love6. Avarice: Possession and Mastery7. Wrath: Holy Emotion or Hellish Passion?8. Gluttony: Feeding Your Face and Starving Your Heart9. Lust: Sexuality Stripped Down10. The Rest of the Journey: Self-Examination, Spiritual Formation, and the Seven Capital VicesEpilogueIndex