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TitleLove : A Brief history through western Christianity [electronic resource]
AuthorLindberg, Carter.
Call NoDTL 241.4 LIN
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9780470696521
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 241.4 LIN
Personal Name Lindberg, Carter.
Title Statement Love : A Brief history through western Christianity [electronic resource]
Imprint Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2008.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Blackwell brief histories of religion
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References
Formatted Contents Note The language of love -- Biblical views of love -- A world without love? : the Greco-Roman world and early Christianity -- Caritas : the augustinian synthesis of biblical agape and hellenistic eros -- Love and the individual : Abelard and Bernard -- Mystics and troubadours -- Faith formed by love : scholasticism -- Faith active in love : reformation -- Love as service : pietism and the diaconal movements -- Love in the modern world.
Summary, Etc. 3,000 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, Love: A Brief History Through Western Christianity traces the evolution and impact of this timeless topic.:.; Takes the reader on a lightning but enlightening journey through 3,000 years of the idea of love.; Examines 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
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term LOVE - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
Electronic Location and Access http://thedtl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/232612110 DTL Platform Full text - Book opens through link in DTL DTL