{"product_id":"love-9780631235996","title":"Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3,000 years of ideas about the nature of love in Western culture are brought together in this concise history. By blending the works of many scholars and examining the significant lives, works, and movements associated with love, \u003ci\u003eLove: A Brief History Through Western Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution and impact of this timeless topic. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes the reader on a lightning but enlightening journey through 3,000 years of the idea of love\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the influential movements, people, and work that have helped shape our notion of love in Western culture, written by a key figure in religious history\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles the historical and religious concept in Western society, and our efforts to apply ideas of love to social concerns\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores diverse periods and examples  from the theological and philosophical texts of figures such as Augustine, Luther, and Feuerbach to intellectual movements like Roman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lindberg’s readable and enjoyable history is framed by an account of eros and agape.”  (\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Systematic Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, 19 June 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \"Overall, Lindberg offers a significant work, one which will be helpful for pastors, seminarians, graduate students, and interested lay people.\" (Lutheran Quaterly, 2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lindberg has written an excellent book that deserves a wide readership. Its vastness of scope is breathtaking and its selection of topics comprehensive..\" (\u003ci\u003eReviews in Religion \u0026amp; Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Any scholar or general reader who wishes to grapple with the nature of love may find this book and its bibliography a fine place to start.” (\u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful overview of the ways in which the theme of love has been presented and reflected upon from biblical times to the late 20th century.\" (\u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. The Language of Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Biblical Views of Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A World Without Love? The Greco-Roman World and Early Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Caritas: The Augustinian Synthesis of Biblical Agape and Hellenistic Eros.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Love and the Individual: Abelard and Bernard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Mystics and Troubadours.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Faith Formed by Love: Scholasticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Faith Active in Love: Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Love as Service: Pietism and the Diaconal Movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Love in the Modern World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Concluding Unscientific Postscript.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359083561303,"sku":"9780631235996","price":24.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631235996.jpg?v=1754123515","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/love-9780631235996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}