Unlimited love : altruism, compassion, and service / Stephen G. Post.

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Post, Stephen Garrard, 1951-

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

193203157X
9781932031577
1599470225
9781599470221
1283260824
9781283260824
9786613260826
6613260827

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Unlimited love.DDC classification:

177/.7 22

LOC classification:

BF637.H4 P67 2003eb

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Contents:

Unlimited love and ultimate reality -- The measure of unlimited love in the work of Sorokin -- The core meaning of "love" -- Love and the social science of altruistic motivations -- The evolution of altruistic love -- The parental axis and the origins of love -- A theological interlude on parental and unlimited love -- A Christian ethical perspective on love's extensivity -- Five dimensions of unlimited love in practical and theological context -- The scientific field of unlimited love -- Funded research projects : 2003-2005.

Summary: What if we could prove that love heals mental illness and is vital to successful therapeutic outcomes in all areas of health care? What if we could prove that people who live more for others than for self have greater psychological well-being?In Unlimited Love, Post examines the question of what we mean by ""unlimited love""; his focus is not on ""falling"" into love, which is ""altogether natural, easy, and delusional."" Rather, he focuses on the difficult learned ascent that ""begins with insight into the need for tolerance of ubiquitous imperfection, and matures in.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-222) and index.

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What if we could prove that love heals mental illness and is vital to successful therapeutic outcomes in all areas of health care? What if we could prove that people who live more for others than for self have greater psychological well-being?In Unlimited Love, Post examines the question of what we mean by ""unlimited love""; his focus is not on ""falling"" into love, which is ""altogether natural, easy, and delusional."" Rather, he focuses on the difficult learned ascent that ""begins with insight into the need for tolerance of ubiquitous imperfection, and matures in.

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