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“Today, love is overused and undervalued at the same time. We love everything from various foods to cars, from movies to retailers, from people to God himself. We may not consciously distinguish one use of love from another, in part because our speech is becoming more and more informal, but it’s important to be intentional about the differences. As we know, Scripture tells us that love is the highest attribute. So let’s look at the four types of love found in the Bible, and that Lewis helps to draw out in The Four Loves, published in 1960, and based on a radio series he did with the BBC a few years prior to the book’s release.” -C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis contemplates the essence of love and how it works in our daily lives in one of his most famous works of nonfiction. Lewis examines four varieties of human love: affection, the most basic form; friendship, the rarest and perhaps most insightful; Eros, passionate love; charity, the greatest and least selfish. Throughout this compassionate and reasoned study, he encourages readers to open themselves to all forms of love.
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How does love work in our daily lives?
"The human loves can be glorious images of Divine love. No less than that: but also no more." In The Four Loves, C. S. Lewis explores the four kinds of human love in one of his most famous works of nonfiction. He identifies these kinds of love as affection, the most basic form; friendship, the rarest and perhaps most insightful; eros, passionate love; and charity, the love of God.With his characteristic warmth and lucidity, Lewis examines how love works in our lives and allows us to be closer to God.
First Edition Identification
Geoffrey Bles published a First Edition hardcover in London, 1960.
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- Title The Four Loves
- Author C. S. Lewis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne
- Date 2017-02-14
- ISBN 9780062565396 / 0062565397
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.31 x 0.56 in (20.32 x 13.49 x 1.42 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Love - Religious aspects - Christianity, Love
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016030639
- Dewey Decimal Code 241.4
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