Bernard Brady has given us a rare, delightful, and
thought-provoking book - a volume that belongs on the desk or the
bed-stand of anyone in search of the rich and varied dimensions of
Christian love. Christians are taught that God is love and are
commanded to love, their neighbours and their enemies. These truths
are not controversial. What is controversial and, indeed, has been
controversial throughout the history of Christianity is the meaning
of this love. This book explores the tradition of Christian
reflection on the meaning, and experience of love, loving, and
being loved. Many books have been written about Christian love, but
no book has gathered together this kind of primary source material
and covered such a wide range of perspectives, allowing the reader
to engage directly with the thought and experience of some of the
greatest Christian minds on the topic of love. Bernard Brady covers
with remarkable clarity the breadth and depth of discussions on
Christian love from the Bible to contemporary experience to create
this-a survey of how Christians through the ages have understood
love. Beginning of course with the Bible, Brady examines the key
writings and thinkers on the nature of Christian love: St.
Augustine; mystics such as Bernard of Clairvaux, Hadewich, and
Julian of Norwich; the great tradition and literature of courtly
love, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, Soren Kierkegaard, and others.
In addition, Brady devotes chapters to several 20th century figures
whose lives seemingly embodied Christian love: Mother Theresa,
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Pope John Paul II. Finally, Christian
Love addresses contemporary deliberations over the meaning of love
with an analysis of the modern writings of Martin D'Arcy, Reinhold
Niebuhr, Jules Toner, Gustavo Gutierrez, Gene Outka, Margaret
Farley, Edward Vacek, and Don Browning. In a synthesizing
concluding chapter, Brady offers his own insightful and
introspective understanding of the substance of Christian love,
suggesting that it is an affective affirmation of another, that it
is both responsive and unitive, and that it is steadfast and
enduring. As a beautiful contemplative companion to one's own
spiritual understanding, or as a thoughtful and meaningful gift,
Christian Love is in every sense a treasure to behold, read, and
share with those you love.
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