{"product_id":"mindset-moral-choice-and-sin-in-the-anthropology-of-john-chrysostom-paperback-1","title":"Mindset, Moral Choice and Sin in the Anthropology of John Chrysostom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Laird\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimply put, sinners by nature or sinners by choice are the traditional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epositions of Western and (Near) Eastern branches of the Church. John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChrysostom, an early fifth century Bishop of Constantinople, took the latter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eposition. Having gained a basic anthropology from his training in the Greek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epaideia, he understood the mindset (γνώμη) to be the centre of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresponsibility of the person. Repeatedly in his homilies, the γνώμη is held\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresponsible for sin in action, thought, and intention. The mindset evaluates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epassions and thoughts, and then directs the προαίρεσις (the moral choice)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etowards the end decided by the γνώμη. The γνώμη, a store of deliberated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattitudes, is the very lodging-place of sin in the psyche. Chrysostom, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eholding our basic nature to be unchangeable, found in the γνώμη, a faculty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the soul distinct from nature, a citadel of sin needing to be overcome by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe power of the Gospel. Then the person with a renewed mindset sets about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshaping it to be conformed to the image of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Laird has been lecturing in Church History and Theology for over thirty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyears in Bible\/theological colleges in Australia, and has served as Principal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof two colleges and Dean of the South Australian Graduate School of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheology. He has worked closely with the Australian College of Theology, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eserving on their Academic boards, committees, as Head of the Department\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Christian Thought, examiner, moderator, and interim Dean. He holds a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB.A. (hons.) First class, with university Medal, from Uni. Qld., a B.D. from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMCD, a research M.A. from Newcastle (NSW), and a Th.D. from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralian College of Theology. He was awarded the Medal of Order of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia Award (OAM) \"For service to the study of theology\" in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42615688036448,"sku":"9780980642834","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/ZEJBNHM5WU01ZTdyWWtmb01CTzZGUT09.webp?v=1772297730","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/mindset-moral-choice-and-sin-in-the-anthropology-of-john-chrysostom-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}