Divine love : perspectives from the world's religious traditions /

Divine love : perspectives from the world's religious traditions / William C. Chittick [and others] ; edited by Jeff Levin and Stephen G. Post ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr - West Conshohocken, PA : Templeton Press, 2010. - xiv, 274 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index


Introduction : divine love in the world's religious traditions / Jeff Levin -- "If God did not love me, God would not have made me!" : exploring divine love in African religion / John S. Mbiti -- "In the beginning, love entered that one" : divine love from a perspective informed by Vedic Hindu thought / William K. Mahony -- Divine love in classical Judaism / Jacob Neusner -- Wisdom into compassion : Buddhism in practice / Ruben L.F. Habito -- God as infinite love : a Roman Catholic perspective / David Tracy -- Divine and human love in Islam / William C. Chittick -- The humanity of divine love : the divinity of human love / Vigen Guroian -- I love, therefore I am : a relational and charismatic model of love / Clark H. Pinnock -- Conclusion : divine love and human dignity / Stephen G. Post


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Love--Religious aspects
God--Love
Religions

BL626.4 / .D58 2010