The Four Loves By C.S. Lewis [Audiobook]
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Rating | : | 4.16 (738 Votes) |
Asin | : | B003UT4H0M |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 361 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
Language | : | English |
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The CD will also include a study guide--perfect for individual or group use.. This recording features a new audio introduction and commentary by Chuck Colson. While Lewis's writings have impacted more evangelical Christians than perhaps any other writer, this audio product of the author's reading of this classic book will undoubtedly expand the theological understanding of the nature of love to a much wider audience. Lewis's wise and candid reflections on the virtues and dangers of love draw on sources from Jane Austen to Saint Augustine. S. In his classic book The Four Loves, Lewis describes the four basic kinds of human love--affection, friendship, erotic
"I love this book on love." according to A University Prof. A wonderful book written late in C. S. Lewis's career, and so reflects a greater sort of wisdom. As usual, he covers all the peripheral issues first, and seemingly in parallel, yet by the end of the book he ties all the elements together in a powerful essay. This is his reflection on love, both natural (as in coming from man's nature) and divine (coming direct. "Four Loves review" according to Trevor Neal. In this classic C.S. Lewis, the celebrated author of 'the Chronicles of Narnia,' reflects on love. He begins by observing that at birth we all start out with need-love, needing gift-love. Gift-love is the kind of love the creator shows to the created, in the process of creating and taking care of the created. It is the love a mother bestows on her newborn chil. So good, I quoted it… On my arm. I literally put a quote from this book on my arm, that's how much I believe in it. CS Lewis's ability to transcribe love as a core human emotion is elegant, his grasp of Christian theology, ethics, and even aestheticism makes this book well worth the read.