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CS LEWIS IN A SEEMINGLY DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE STYLE ELUCIDATE S THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND LEVELS OF THE FOUR HUMAN LOVES. HE SEAMLESS LY WEAVES TOGETHER THE DIFFERENCE S INTO THE REALITY OF THE HUMANANITY AND HUMANS THAT ARE SO TRULY RECOGNIZABLE . READ IT AND WEEP FOR JOY. BECAUSE YOU WILL BEFRIEND THE AUTHOR AND ALSO LOVE HIS WRITINGS!!!!
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Lewis begins by drawing a distinction between "gift-love" and "need-love," defining the first as the type of love which motivates a man to work and plan for his family's future well-being although he will not live to see its fulfillment, and the second as that which sends a frightened child running to his mother. There follows a scholarly yet warmly conversational discussion of the four loves known to man: affection, friendship, eros, and charity. In conclusion, the author says, "We must try to relate the human activities called "loves" to that Love which is God." He explains that the Creator implants in us both gift-loves, which are natural images of Himself, and need-loves, which are correlatives. "But in addition to these natural loves God can bestow a far better gift…He communicates to men a share of His own divine gift-love: Love Himself working in a man." C. S. Lewis's candid reflections help the reader define and sort out the types of love common to human experience, and to determine their right and proper places and functions in relation to one another and to the over-arching love of God which is the wellspring of all human loves.Read full review
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This might be my favorite book by CS Lewis, although I would probably would've said that about each one at the time I was reading it. Gives a very insightful look at the different types of love in a way that you might already know and understand, but never put into words. After reading it I simply feel more ready and worthy to receive and express love in the different ways that it can be. I highly recommend it! :)
In The Four Loves, C. S. Lewis explores the four kinds of human love in one of his most famous works of nonfiction. He identifies these kinds of love as affection, the most basic form; friendship, the rarest and perhaps most insightful; eros, passionate love; and charity, the love of God.
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Showing CS Lewis' wide range- one more book in his Arsenal of talent! Son really was impressed by his range though did remark he found Lewis' views to be outdated.
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