{"product_id":"the-primacy-of-love","title":"The Primacy of Love","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy August Adam | Introduction by Ulrich L. Lehner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Primacy of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, first published in English in 1957, combats errant tendencies in theology and catechesis that disparaged sexuality and diminished marriage. Building on the theology of Thomas Aquinas and anticipating the teachings of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, Adam writes, “Christ expressly specified love as the most important of all Christian virtues. In a classification in which love is the chief commandment, chastity loses nothing—indeed it increases in importance, while overemphasis on sex does far more to endanger sexual morality than to further it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e \u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith intense clarity and joyous urgency, \u003cem\u003eThe Primacy of Love\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully presents the fullness of Christian teaching on the virtue of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Primacy of Love\u003c\/i\u003e was a key reading of my youth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePope Benedict XVI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- \/wp:heading --\u003e \u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugust Adam \u003c\/strong\u003e(1888–1965) was a German Catholic priest and theologian. Denied a university professorship on account of his approach to moral theology and his con­demnation of Nazi ideology, he taught religion at a secondary school until his retirement. Over the course of his career, Adam wrote numerous scholarly and popular books, most of which remain untranslated from the German.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e \u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUlrich L. Lehner \u003c\/strong\u003eis the William K. Warren Foundation Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. A renowned scholar, he is author and editor of more than twenty books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970049\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100027609455,"sku":"978-1950970049","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Covers108.jpg?v=1781124518","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-primacy-of-love","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}