Rebecca Konyndyk Deyoung: 2 books
Vainglory
The Forgotten Vice
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Julia Roberts on the red carpet at the Oscars. Lady Gaga singing “Applause” to worshipful fans at one of her sold-out concerts. And you and me in our Sunday best in the front row at church. What do we have in common?
Chances are, says Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, that we all suffer from vainglory...
Glittering Vices
A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Contemporary culture trivializes the "seven deadly sins," or vices, as if they have no serious moral or spiritual implications. Glittering Vices clears this misconception by exploring the traditional meanings of gluttony, sloth, lust, and others. It offers a brief history of how the vices...