Love in the religions of the world /

Love in the religions of the world / edited by Wayne Cristaudo and Gregory Kaplan. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012. - 1 online resource (vi, 217 pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: love and religion in the secular world / Notions of love in the Hindu tradition / Aspects of love in Yogic philosophy / Buddhism's view of love / Love and fear in Judaism / Love in some Jewish philosophies / Flame of Yah: divine Eros in the Song of songs / Love in the Christian period / Love in Islam: dimensions, manifestations and guidance / Love meets love: Christian-Muslim dialogue on love / Ethics of loving others as found in Ruist ("Confucian") and Christian traditions / The unity of corporeality and spirituality: love in Daoism / Piety or love: a comparative culture approach on Ruth and Yong Quan Yue Li / Wayne Cristaudo -- Hillary Rodrigues -- Janusz Sysak -- Weilin Fang and Guozhu Sun -- David P. Goldman -- Gregory Kaplan -- Peter J. Leithart -- Matthew del Nevo -- Kaseh Abu Bakar -- Mega Hidayati -- Lauren Pfister -- Ellen Y. Zhang -- Wenjuan Yin. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

The study of comparative religion is no longer a matter merely for those interested in religion - it is a matter of concern for everybody. For irrespective of whether one believes in God, religion is a major characteristic of identity. And in the post 9.11 world, every educated person is aware of how important it is to understand what others believe. This collection of essays by international scholars emerged from an intense and powerful dialogue at the University of Hong Kong about love in t ...

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Love--Religious aspects.
Religions.
Amour--Aspect religieux.
Religions.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Ethics.
Religion.
Love--Religious aspects.
Religions.


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