{"product_id":"love-isbn-9780631235996","title":"Love","description":"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, \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 Romanticism and tragic historic figures such as Abelard and Heloise\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributes valuable insights into one of history’s most inexhaustible and timeless topics, spanning biblical views of love including monasticism and pietism, romantic notions of love, through to today’s liberal religion and concept of love as self-fulfillment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Language of Love 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Biblical Views of Love 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A World Without Love? The Greco-Roman World and Early Christianity 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Caritas: The Augustinian Synthesis of Biblical Agape and Hellenistic Eros 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Love and the Individual: Abelard and Bernard 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Mystics and Troubadours 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Faith Formed by Love: Scholasticism 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Faith Active in Love: Reformation 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Love as Service: Pietism and the Diaconal Movements 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Love in the Modern World 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Concluding Unscientific Postscript 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 191\u003c\/p\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  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCARTER LINDBERG\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Church History at Boston University School of Theology. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Pietist Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Reformation Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eThe European Reformations\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) – all published by Wiley-Blackwell.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book is doubly impressive, both for covering so much material so expertly in such a short space and also for doing it with such elegant prose.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Rorem, Princeton Theological Seminary\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove in all its guises has been debated since the beginning of recorded history. Its fascinating evolution in Western culture is traced in this concise history; one which spans the depth and complexity of this elusive topic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy examining the significant lives, works, and movements associated with love, this enlightening little book contributes valuable insights into one of history's most inexhaustible and timeless topics. From the theological and philosophical texts of figures such as Augustine, Luther, and Feuerbach to intellectual movements like Romanticism and tragic historic figures like Abelard and Heloise, \u003ci\u003eLove: A Brief History Through Western Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e propels the reader across 3,000 years of the idea of love.    \"This book is doubly impressive, both for covering so much material so expertly in such a short space and also for doing it with such elegant prose.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003ePaul Rorem\u003c\/b\u003e, Princeton Theological Seminary  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I didn’t think there was anything new to say about ‘love’, but Professor Lindberg’s history of love is wonderfully refreshing. He draws judiciously on a vast and varied treasure of fact and theory – including erotic, neighbourly and religious love – to portray a dynamic, multi-dimensional phenomenon; ever changing and reaching out for new connections in all kinds of ways.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eTrond Skard Dokka\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Norway\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989542813925,"sku":"NP9780631235996","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631235996.jpg?v=1761784529","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/love-isbn-9780631235996","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}