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Augustine famously claimed that the virtues of pagan Rome were nothing more than splendid vices. This title reveals how a distrust of learned and habituated virtue shaped both early modern Christian moral reflection and secular forms of ethical thought.

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"This first-rate work deserves wide reading.... By demonstrating a keen command of theological and philosophical issues, it easily finds a place among the finest works on theological ethics. Essential." (Choice)"

Putting On Virtue

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    A Paperback / softback by Jennifer A. Herdt

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 09/05/2012
      ISBN13: 9780226327198, 978-0226327198
      ISBN10: 0226327191
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      Religion and beliefs Religious ethics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Augustine famously claimed that the virtues of pagan Rome were nothing more than splendid vices. This title reveals how a distrust of learned and habituated virtue shaped both early modern Christian moral reflection and secular forms of ethical thought.

      Trade Review
      "This first-rate work deserves wide reading.... By demonstrating a keen command of theological and philosophical issues, it easily finds a place among the finest works on theological ethics. Essential." (Choice)"

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