Love As Agape

Author : ODA. COPPINS WISCHMEYER (WAYNE.),Professor Emerita of Ancient Judaism and New Testament Oda Wischmeyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1481315749

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Love As Agape by ODA. COPPINS WISCHMEYER (WAYNE.),Professor Emerita of Ancient Judaism and New Testament Oda Wischmeyer Pdf

In our fraught global environment, when political and ideological lines are drawn ever sharper and old allegiances are increasingly strained, love for neighbor as both individual and societal obligation needs to be thematized and justified anew. At the same time, the New Testament call to love one's enemies forms a sharp point of contrast to the current non-culture of hatred for all things different and foreign. Oda Wischmeyer's Love as Agape: The Early Christian Concept and Modern Discourse, the ninth volume in the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series, aims to bring the New Testament concept of love into conversation with the current discussion about love. Wischmeyer investigates the commandment tradition of love for God and for neighbor, the ways in which the Septuagint and Plutarch speak of love, and the innovative concepts of love developed by Paul and John. She also presents an exegetically informed construction of the New Testament concept of love that is sharpened through a penetrating comparison with counter-, parallel, and alternative concepts from the ancient world. The book brings this holistic biblical vision forward into critical and constructive dialogue with key contemporary visions of love, including those of Julia Kristeva, Martha Nussbaum, Pope Benedict XVI, and Simon May. The tension that emerges stresses the need for fresh conceptualizations of ancient Jewish-Christian understandings, giving rise to the concluding question of the profile, limits, and impulses of the agape concept for present challenges. Through this academically rigorous and pastorally sensitive exploration, Wischmeyer points to the great love story between God and humanity, which realizes itself in the figure of Jesus Christ. This divine romance places love as the most intense, affirming, and life-creating relationship in God's own self, a relationship into which human beings are drawn and by which they obtain special dignity when God's love becomes their life.

Author : Clive Staples Lewis
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 55,7 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 : Sir John Templeton
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781890151751

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Agape Love by Sir John Templeton Pdf

The tradition of agape, or unconditional love, is not exclusive to any religion. It is a primary underlying principle found in religions worldwide. The concept of altruistic love challenges the spiritual person to "love your enemies" or to "love without thought of return." It is a love that flows out to others through compassion, kindness, tenderness, and charitable giving. Buddhists have a path of compassion, where caring for others becomes the motivating force behind existence. Hindus have a branch of yoga, the heart-centered path, that leads to enlightenment through an overwhelming love for God that takes the form of loving all humanity. Eastern religions, such as Taoism and Confucianism, see transcendent love as essential to true wisdom. Love is a universal theme of love found in all religious traditions, Buddhist, Christian, Islam, or others. As we realize that all religions have this spiritual principle of love at their core, we can develop a sense of shared humanity. The religious tradition of agape love examined in this book will inspire those who are learning to grow in compassion and love for all people.

Author : Christopher West
Publisher : Ascension Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Love That Satisfies by Christopher West Pdf

The celebrated author of Theology of the Body Explained andTheology of the Body for Beginners offers compelling insights into Pope Benedict’s profound teaching on human and divine love. The Love That Satisfies is for all - whether married, single, or religious - who are seeking the face of true love in a wounded world. In The Love That Satisfies, Christopher West turns to the wisdom of both Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II in order to shed some light on sexual love (eros) and its relationship with divine love (agape). Why is the love between man and woman so attractive and elusive, demanding and rewarding, restrictive and liberating, painful and ecstatic, messy and beautiful, maddening and fulfilling? Our world is saturated with sex but remains starved for love. Why? Perhaps as Waylon Jennings put it, we’re “Lookin' for love in all the wrong places, lookin' for love in too many faces.” Where, then, is the right place and whose, then, is the right face in which to look for love? By reflecting on key passages from Pope Benedict’s grand encyclical Deus Caritas Est, this book explores these and many other questions with the goal of pointing all who read it towards the love that satisfies. Those who give Pope Benedict’s teaching the attention it deserves will discover that the Catholic Church has a vision of sexual love far more glorious than anything Sigmund Freud, Hugh Hefner, Britney Spears, or Howard Stern could dream of or imagine. You doubt? This book will make you a believer.

Author : C. S. Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,9 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 : Chuck Missler,Nancy Missler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Agape
ISBN : 1880532565

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The Way of Agape by Chuck Missler,Nancy Missler Pdf

Chuck and Nancy Missler share principles for learning to love and be loved, a principle they see as epitomizing the essence of the will of God. They call their program, "The Way of Agape".

Author : Juanita Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0692717587

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The Power of Agape Love by Juanita Crawford Pdf

Agape love; what it is and what it is not. Many are unaware of the meaning of the word Agape. Now, more than ever we need a lucid understanding of Agape love. The author speaks on Agape love in relationship to the Word of God (Author of Agape Love) and from perspective of theologians, philosophers, and others. Agape Love, without question is the preeminent love of all. This book denotes the significance of Agape love and ramifications when omitted. The author contends society has eradicated love toward one another while turning to self-gratification resulting in desensitization of individuals and society as a whole. Dr. Crawford encourages readers to return to the authenticator of true Love (God) for retention of salvation and viability of society. "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2nd Corinthians 7:14). The Power of Agape Love shares with readers the miraculous love of the One and Only True God Jehovah Yahweh (Exodus 6:3).

Author : KC Love
Publisher : Agape KC Love
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781647047009

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Agape by KC Love Pdf

“KC Love has written a must-read for anyone interested in learning the depths of Agape love. Agape teaches others how the smallest act of kindness can change a life. Read this book!!” —Mallory Beard, President, Beard & Associates LLC Agape is a Greek word meaning love. There are numerous ways to describe this love, but in the Christian tradition, it is known as agape, or the love of God for humanity. In modern life, we can think of agape as a broader love—the love for humanity itself and the love for everyone facing the one thing we all have in common: the struggle of living. —Readers will learn the importance of LOVE —Readers will learn how to Let Our Virtue Emerge —Love Never Fails —Show that we have more in common than not

Author : Alan Soble
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015016941869

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Eros, Agape and Philia by Alan Soble Pdf

The philosophy of loveFor centuries, popular writers and respected scholars have written about and analyzed the phenomenon of love without exhausting its potential for contemporary debate. By representing the three major traditions in the philosophy of love--Platonic eros, Christian agape, and Aristotelian philia--editor Alan Soble has not only examined the intellectual problem of what "love" is, but has designed a dialogue among the three traditions in genuine philosophical style. "Eros is acquisitive, egocentric or even selfish; agape is a giving love. Eros is an unconstant, unfaithful love, while agape is unwavering and continues to give despite ingratitude. Eros is a love that responds to the merit or value of its object; while agape creates value in its object as a result of loving it... Finally, eros is an ascending love, the human's route to God; agape is a descending love, GodÆs route to humans... Philia is caught between eros and agape."--From the Introduction to Eros, Agape and Philia ISSUES EXPLORED: --What is the state of love today as seen through the eyes of Plato, Aristotle, and Paul? --How do relations between the sexes illustrate the difficulties of love? --What are the nature and effects of exclusivity, reciprocity, and constancy? --What are the conceptual and psychological ties between sex and love? --Does it make any sense to think of love in moral terms?

Author : Robert F. Cochran, Jr,Zachary R. Calo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 1316626903

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Agape, Justice, and Law by Robert F. Cochran, Jr,Zachary R. Calo Pdf

In a provocative essay, philosopher Jeffrie G. Murphy asks: 'what would law be like if we organized it around the value of Christian love, and if we thought about and criticized law in terms of that value?'. This book brings together leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to address that question. Scholars have given surprisingly little attention to assessing how the central Christian ethical category of love - agape - might impact the way we understand law. This book aims to fill that gap by investigating the relationship between agape and law in Scripture, theology, and jurisprudence, as well as applying these insights to contemporary debates in criminal law, tort law, elder law, immigration law, corporate law, intellectual property, and international relations. At a time when the discourse between Christian and other world views is more likely to be filled with hate than love, the implications of agape for law are crucial.

Author : Joe Huebscher
Publisher : Readersmagnet LLC
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1950947637

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Agape by Joe Huebscher Pdf

Just what is agape? The Apostle John says that God is agape. What does that mean? Also, is only God agape? Since agape is a Greek word, how does this concept fit into their society? I understand that they had many gods. Just what is the meaning in comparison with other Greek words for love? Does agape really mean "love" in any sense of the word?

Author : Stephanie G. Cox M S Ed
Publisher : Winters Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Child rearing
ISBN : 1628542365

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Gentle Firmness by Stephanie G. Cox M S Ed Pdf

Does God really want children to be spanked? Where did spanking come from? How can I discipline my children in a manner that is truly pleasing to God? In Gentle Firmness, Stephanie G. Cox answers all of these questions and more. Take this fascinating journey to learn how to accurately read and interpret the "rod" verses of Proverbs. See why spanking is more of a church doctrine rather than a biblical principle. Read many stories from actual people raised in Christian homes that were "lovingly" spanked and yet were emotionally scarred. And finally, discover how ALL children can be effectively disciplined in a biblical manner without being hurt. Stephanie G. Cox, M.S.Ed is severely physically disabled with cerebral palsy. She is an amazing overcomer, as evidenced by the fact that she typed the entire book the way she always types...with her nose!

Author : Anders Nygren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Love
ISBN : OCLC:38284997

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Agape and Eros ... by Anders Nygren Pdf

Author : Joseph F. Manning,The William Kelly and Marilyn Milton Simpson Professor of Classics and History Joseph Manning
Publisher : Whitaker Distribution
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1985-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0883680793

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The Miracle of Agape Love by Joseph F. Manning,The William Kelly and Marilyn Milton Simpson Professor of Classics and History Joseph Manning Pdf

You can have the power for a life of victory! Through agape love, broken marriages can be wonderfully restored, rebellious children can be reunited with their parents, resentments can be completely healed, and suffering bodies can be made vibrantly well. Learn how your life can be changed through the miracle of God's kind of love!

Author : Céline Sun
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 53,6 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.