C.S. Lewis Signature Classics The Four Loves
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Book
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ISBN 10
0006280897
ISBN 13
9780007672394
Category
Spirituality and Christian Life
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
176
Subject
Love -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Abstract
The Four Loves is a 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 criticised in the U.S. at the time for their frankness about sex.
The four loves are
1. Storge (storgē, Greek: στοργή) – empathy bond
2. Philia (philía, Greek: φιλία) – friend bond
3. Eros (erōs, Greek: ἔρως)– romantic love
4. Agape (agápē, Greek: ἀγάπη) – unconditional "God" love
The four loves are
1. Storge (storgē, Greek: στοργή) – empathy bond
2. Philia (philía, Greek: φιλία) – friend bond
3. Eros (erōs, Greek: ἔρως)– romantic love
4. Agape (agápē, Greek: ἀγάπη) – unconditional "God" love
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C.S. Lewis's famous inspirational work on the nature of love. C.S. Lewis's famous work on the nature of love divides love into four categories: Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. The first three are loves which come naturally to the human race. Charity, however, the Gift-love of God, is divine in its source and expression, and without the sweetening grace of this supernatural love, the natural loves become distorted and even dangerous. - from Amazon
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