1st Edition
Visions of Agapé Problems and Possibilities in Human and Divine Love
Edited By Craig A. Boyd
Copyright 2008
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book brings together philosophical and theological perspectives on agapistic love. The aim of the text is to illuminate the nature of unlimited love by distinct and integrative approaches to the intersection of the divine and the human. Various scientific approaches to human forms of love seem to shed light on our nature as social beings. But to what extent are the natural desires for... Read more
Contents: Introduction: perspectives on love and Agapé; The perichoretic nature of love: beyond the perfection model, Craig A. Boyd; Nature, grace and measuring Agapé: science, religion, and the 'flame of love', Stephen G. Post; The love of God the Father: Agapé and masculinity, Ruth Groenhout; Agapé and nonviolence, Nancey Murphy; Can love be commanded? Kierkergaard's view of neighbor love, C. Stephen Evans; Agapé, brokenness and theological realism in L'Arche, Kevin S. Reimer; God's love encountering human love: psychological perspectives informing (and informed by) theology, Alan C. Tjeltveit; That than which nothing more lovely can be conceived, F. LeRon Shults; A relational God and unlimited love, Thomas Jay Oord; Index.
Biography
Craig A. Boyd is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of Faith Integration at Azusa Pacific University, USA.
’... in presenting the key problems of current research on love, the essays offer a valuable and thought-provoking guide to this perennially intriguing subject.’ Ephemerides Theologicæ Lovanienses ’Because there are few (if any) weak links as the reader moves from each chapter to the next (unlike many edited volumes), what emerges is a convergence of insights, arguments, and exploratory hypotheses that advances the interdisciplinary discussion on theology of love.’ Religious Studies Review '[This volume plays] a significant role in addressing specific issues in current research and stimulating contemporary discussion. ... in these pages, there is embedded much to stimulate reflection and action on the most central of all religious dimensions, love human and love divine.' Modern Believing
