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Dissecting love's complexities with theological insight.

If you're intrigued by the deeper facets of human emotion, "The Four Loves" is a book that will not only offer you a fresh perspective on love's various forms but also challenge you to consider the spiritual dimensions of our most cherished connections. C.S. Lewis' insight connects the earthly with the divine, revealing how our relationships can transcend mere feeling and touch on the eternal.

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The Four Loves - The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics

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ISBN: 9780006280897
Authors: C.S. Lewis
Date of Publication: 2002-06-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Religion
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The Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human love--affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this book's wise, gentle, candid reflections on the virtues and dangers of love draw on sources from Jane Austen to St. Augustine. The chapter on charity (love of God) may be the best thing Lewis ever wrote about Christianity. Consider his reflection on Augustine's teaching that one must love only God, because only God is eternal, and all earthly love will someday pass away: Who could conceivably begin to love God on such a prudential ground--because the security (so to speak) is better? Who could even include it among the grounds for loving? Would you choose a wife or a friend--if it comes to that, would you choose a dog--in this spirit? One must be outside the world of love, of all loves, before one thus calculates. His description of Christianity here is no less forceful and opinionated than in Mere Christianity or The Problem of Pain, but it is far less anxious about its reader's response--and therefore more persuasive than any of his apologetics. When he begins to describe the nature of faith, Lewis writes: "Take it as one man's reverie, almost one man's myth. If anything in it is useful to you, use it; if anything is not, never give it a second
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Dissecting love's complexities with theological insight.

If you're intrigued by the deeper facets of human emotion, "The Four Loves" is a book that will not only offer you a fresh perspective on love's various forms but also challenge you to consider the spiritual dimensions of our most cherished connections. C.S. Lewis' insight connects the earthly with the divine, revealing how our relationships can transcend mere feeling and touch on the eternal.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.