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Love and the Old Testament
Thousands of years ago Abraham, a herder traveling from Mesopotamia, came to a land he called Canaan where the “god of the high mountain,” a jealous god who demanded exclusivity, announced Himself. Abraham and his descendants experienced a singular relationship … Continue reading
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Tagged Agape, bible, Christianity, Eros, god, Jesus, Love
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Eros and Agape: The Greek Origins of Christian Love
In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI looked over the course of his life beginning before World War II, in which he witnessed firsthand the propensity of human beings to hate, interspersed with episodes of what the world called love. … Continue reading
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Tagged Agape, Christianity, Eros, faith, god, Jesus, Love
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Plato’s Ideal Society: When will it Come about?
In Plato’s Dialogues, he argued that there is a Truth, and that this Truth is comprised of the Ideal Forms, metaphysical truths from which all concrete existence is derived (Good, Justice, Beauty). In Republic, Plato argued that only philosophers can … Continue reading
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Do not Fear Death, because Perfect Love Casts out Fear
Death is the last act of life that occurs in an instant in time, yet it opens to eternity. Hence the moment and the eternal are combined at once in death. Death is a time when our perceptions of life … Continue reading
Of Love and Empathy
What is love, and is it related to empathy? Can a person feel empathy if they do not feel love? Can I love a person if I do not empathize with them? Great philosophers have written great books about such … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, empathy, Healing, knowing, Love, mental-health, relationships, Virgin Mary
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Reflections on Erich Fromm, “The Art of Loving”
For Erich Fromm (1900-1980), the German-American psychologist, love is active power, where one preserves one’s own integrity. Love helps overcome separation and anxiety, stimulates union. Love is part of a need to know, to know someone else or self. It … Continue reading
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The American Plutarch 