Ryan Topping

The Conversion and Therapy of Desire

Theology

“Meticulously researched and well argued, Mark Boone presents a lucid account of the early Augustine's theology of desire. After situating Augustine's moral theory in the context of competing pagan descriptions of the good life, Boone walks the reader through each of the Cassiciacum dialogues to show how, at every turn, Augustine's faith in the Trinitarian and incarnate God has prompted him to adapt and to transform this central moral category.”