Are Eros And Agape Fundamentally Different Kinds Of Love

Author : Céline Sun
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783668845787

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Are Eros and Agape fundamentally different kinds of love? by Céline Sun Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Theology - Systematic Theology, grade: 1,7, University of Cambridge (Faculty of Divinity), course: Paper: Doctrine of God - Love and Desire, language: English, abstract: Are Eros and Agape fundamentally different kinds of love? Throughout the history of Christianity, theologians have struggled with the relation between these two forms of love. This relation has been interpreted very differently with regard to questions such as: Is there a conceptual primacy of one over the other or should they be regarded as equally standing next to each other? How is the prevalence of the two forces to be balanced? And most importantly – given the indisputable differences between the two, how can they be mediated in the encounter between the Divine and the human? On one side of the extreme, a fundamental separation between them is postulated, with Agape attributed to God only and Eros relegated to the human sphere. Such a separation was popularized by the Swedish theologian Anders Nygren. He strongly rejects the Neo-Platonic influence on Christianity which puts at its centre the human striving towards the Divine through Eros in hopes of designing a purified, superior Christian doctrine. Texts by Richard of St. Victor and Catherine of Siena who stand within the Neoplatonic and Mystic traditions of Christianity argue that it is the balanced incorporation of the idea of Eros (as opposed to its full rejection) which enables an understanding of a reciprocal loving relationship by making room for human activity in building it. This understanding is shown to be reasonable within the context of modern theology by laying the foundations for a conceptual re-interpretation of the doctrine of creation and incarnation which enables a fundamental realignment of the relation between Eros and Agape.

Author : Clive Staples Lewis
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0151329168

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The Four Loves by Clive Staples Lewis Pdf

Analyzes the feelings and problems involved in different types of human love, including familial affection, friendship, passion, and charity.

Author : Anders Nygren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Love
ISBN : OCLC:38284997

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Agape and Eros ... by Anders Nygren Pdf

Author : Edward D. Andrews
Publisher : Christian Publishing House
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945757624

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HOW TO STUDY YOUR BIBLE by Edward D. Andrews Pdf

In 'HOW TO STUDY YOUR BIBLE: Rightly Handling the Word of God,' readers gain access to a definitive guide designed to enhance their ability to approach the Scriptures with precision and insight. This manual distills complex concepts of biblical interpretation into understandable, actionable knowledge that empowers both new believers and seasoned theologians to unlock the depths of Scripture. Beginning with a solid foundation on the infallibility, inerrancy, and authority of the Bible, the book progresses through sixteen chapters, each advancing the reader's skills in extracting the original meanings intended by the biblical authors. It delves into the techniques of navigating the Bible’s various literary genres, understanding its historical contexts, and conducting effective word studies. Additionally, it explores the crucial role of the Holy Spirit in guiding interpretation according to a conservative evangelical framework. 'HOW TO STUDY YOUR BIBLE' serves as more than a guide—it is an essential tool that prepares you to engage deeply and thoughtfully with God's Word. Whether for personal study, teaching, or preaching, this book is crafted to enhance your scriptural engagement and to foster a more profound understanding of the Bible, ensuring you are well-equipped to apply its timeless truths.

Author : Adam Crabtree
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781525509698

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Evolutionary Love and the Ravages of Greed by Adam Crabtree Pdf

The widespread turmoil in the human community today is a symptom of the dominance of unchecked desire, or Greed. This book distinguishes two ancient concepts of love (the Greek ideas of agape and eros) and explores how agape, the driver of evolution, when put into play through the harmonious action of eros, displays the true essence of love – Evolutionary Love– that alone is the antidote to the ravages of Greed.

Author : Pitirim A. Sorokin
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-03-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781890151867

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Ways & Power Of Love by Pitirim A. Sorokin Pdf

The Ways and Power of Love was originally published in 1954 when Pitirim Sorokin was in the twilight of his career and leading the Harvard Research Center in Creative Altruism. His elaborate scientific analysis of love with regard to its higher and lower forms, its causes and effects, its human and cosmic significance, and its core features constitutes the first study on this topic in world literature to date. Sorokin was the one absolutely essential twentieth-century pioneer in the study of love at the interface of science and religion. Bringing The Ways and Power of Love back into print allows a new generation of readers to appreciate Sorokin's genius and to move forward with his endeavor at a time when civilization itself continues to be threatened by a marked inability to live up to the ideal of love for all humankind. It is certainly right to hope, with Sorokin, that progress in knowledge about love can move humanity forward to a better future. Turning the sciences toward the study of love is no easy task, but it can and must be done.

Author : Liz Carmichael
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567149374

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Friendship: Interpreting Christian Love by Liz Carmichael Pdf

The love of friendship has, at the least, established its place as a necessary model of love in Christian tradition. This study shows the deep roots it has in Christian thought, among both ancient and modern writers, and is intended to facilitate further reflection on and exploration of its creative potential now and for the future.

Author : Ulrich Schmiedel,James Matarazzo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567656865

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Dynamics of Difference by Ulrich Schmiedel,James Matarazzo Pdf

This Festschrift in honour of Werner G. Jeanrond, currently Master of St Benet's Hall, University of Oxford, UK, investigates the challenge of alterity for Christianity, exploring and elaborating on this core concern in Jeanrond's hermeneutical theology. Blurring disciplinary boundaries, more than thirty of Jeanrond's colleagues and companions from ten countries track the dynamics of difference driven by the encounter with the self as other, the other as other, and God as the radical other. Who is my other? What do I encounter when I encounter my other? And what responses and responsibilities does the encounter with my other evoke? Grappling with questions like these, the contributions to this compilation analyse alterity in the Bible, alterity in philosophy, alterity in theology, alterity in interreligious dialogues, and the radical alterity of God. Tying in with Jeanrond's explorations of the many faces and facets of the other, this Festschrift ultimately aims to advocate openness to the other as a necessity for both religion and reflections on religion.

Author : C. S. Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547727958

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The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis Pdf

The Four Loves is a 1960 book by C. S. Lewis which explores the nature of love from a Christian and philosophical perspective through thought experiments. The book was based on a set of radio talks from 1958 which had been criticized in the U.S. at the time for their frankness about sex. C.S. Lewis examines storge or empathy love; philia, friendship love; eros, romantic love; and agape, or God love. Excerpt: "GOD is love," says St. John. When I first tried to write this book I thought that his maxim would provide me with a very plain highroad through the whole subject. I thought I should be able to say that human loves deserved to be called loves at all just in so far as they resembled that Love which is God."

Author : Charles E. Curran
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589012912

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Catholic Moral Theology in the United States by Charles E. Curran Pdf

In this magisterial volume Charles E. Curran surveys the historical development of Catholic moral theology in the United States from its 19th century roots to the present day. He begins by tracing the development of pre-Vatican II moral theology that, with the exception of social ethics, had the limited purpose of training future confessors to know what actions are sinful and the degree of sinfulness. Curran then explores and illuminates the post-Vatican II era with chapters on the effect of the Council on the scope and substance of moral theology, the impact of Humanae vitae, Pope Paul VI's encyclical condemning artificial contraception, fundamental moral theology, sexuality and marriage, bioethics, and social ethics. Curran's perspective is unique: For nearly 50 years, he has been a major influence on the development of the field and has witnessed first-hand the dramatic increase in the number and diversity of moral theologians in the academy and the Church. No one is more qualified to write this first and only comprehensive history of Catholic moral theology in the United States.

Author : Anastasia Philippa Scrutton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441184146

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Thinking Through Feeling by Anastasia Philippa Scrutton Pdf

Contemporary debates on God's emotionality are divided between two extremes. Impassibilists deny God's emotionality on the basis of God's omniscience, omnipotence and incorporeality. Passibilists seem to break with tradition by affirming divine emotionality, often focusing on the idea that God suffers with us. Contemporary philosophy of emotion reflects this divide. Some philosophers argue that emotions are voluntary and intelligent mental events, making them potentially compatible with omniscience and omnipotence. Others claim that emotions are involuntary and basically physiological, rendering them inconsistent with traditional divine attributes. Thinking Through Feeling: God, Emotion and Passibility creates a three-way conversation between the debate in theology, contemporary philosophy of emotion, and pre-modern (particularly Augustinian and Thomist) conceptions of human affective experience. It also provides an exploration of the intelligence and value of the emotions of compassion, anger and jealousy.

Author : Andrew B. Morris
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527559349

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Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Three) by Andrew B. Morris Pdf

Established at Old Oscott in Birmingham, England, in 1980, the Maryvale Institute provides a variety of part-time and distance learning courses to the lay faithful, consecrated religious and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church. Maryvale’s doctoral research programme in Catholic Studies is conducted in collaboration with, and accredited by, Liverpool Hope University. Successful students receive an award of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University. This book is the third in a series of volumes concerned with the outcomes of that doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of the breadth of work by its students in the UK, USA, South America and Africa and their contribution to new knowledge in the area of Catholic studies, a wide field including history, literature, philosophy, spirituality, and theology.

Author : Olufolahan Olatoye Akintola
Publisher : Olufolahan Olatoye Akintola
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Theory Of Everything With New Discoveries by Olufolahan Olatoye Akintola Pdf

This book authoritatively authenticates the scientific accuracy of the Bible with new discoveries. The new scientific discoveries in this book include how the universal gravitation in all forms of matter is due to the residual effect of the strong force beyond sub-nuclear range. It simplifies the complications of the theory known as quantum chromo dynamics. BIC Subjects and Qualifiers: Physics (PH) BISAC Subject: RELIGION/Biblical Reference/General SCIENCE/Quantum Theory

Author : Olufolahan Olatoye Akintola
Publisher : Olufolahan Olatoye Akintola
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780956970213

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Unified Field Theory Confirmed With New Scientific Discoveries!! by Olufolahan Olatoye Akintola Pdf

By comparing the parallels between the spiritual principles of the Bible with scientific principles, the author of this book surprisingly made new scientific discoveries, which could be classified as a significant breakthrough in the field of quantum physics. The new scientific discoveries in this book include how the universal gravitation in all forms of matter is due to the residual effect of the strong force beyond sub-nuclear range. In addition, this book reveals how the four fundamental forces of nature are unified in the strong force of the gamma ray with new scientific discoveries on the structure of matter, which simplify the complications of the theory known as quantum chromo dynamics.

Author : Booker T. Washington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351479585

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The Metaphysics of Love by Booker T. Washington Pdf

The Metaphysics of Love develops the existential metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas, applying it to explore the ontological structure of the human person. Published first in 1962, this book demonstrates the fertility of Thomistic metaphysics and the enduring influence of Thomism on Western philosophy. It uncovers the ecstatic structure of human existence, in dialogue with philosophers ranging from Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas, to Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Tillich, Zubiri, and Ortega y Gassett, as well as theologians and historians Romano Guardini, Hilaire Belloc, and Eric Voegelin.Philosophical and theological examinations of love have in various ways raised the following question: how can love of self (eros) be harmonized with love of others (agape)? These types of love represent two drives, Wilhelmsen argues, that in the end must be seen as aspects of existence itself. Moral and psychological problems of love turn out to be manifestations of metaphysical issues.While different cultures have emphasized one of these drives or the other, a healthy culture will not completely forget either. Cultures differ in the way they emphasize one or the other, or flee from one or the other. These dimensions of human existence provide the framework for a person's love of self, neighbour, and God. This volume is part of Transaction's Library of Conservative Thought series.