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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Post, Stephen G. (Stephen Garrard), 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Altruism.

Love.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction: Progress Through Love; Part One: What is Unlimited Love?; 1. Unlimited Love and Ultimate Reality; 2. The Measure of Unlimited Love in the Work of Sorokin; 3. The Core Meaning of ""Love""; Part Two: Scientific, Ethical, and Religious Perspectives; 4. Love and the Social Science of Altruistic Motivations; 5. The Evolution of Altruistic Love; 6. The Parental Axis and the Origins of Love; 7. A Theological Interlude on Parental and Unlimited Love; 8. A Christian Ethical Perspective on Love's Extensivity

9. Five Dimensions of Unlimited Love in Practical and Theological ContextPart Three: Developing a Scientific Field; 10. The Scientific Field of Unlimited Love; 11. Funded Research Projects: 2003-2005; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-26082-4

9786613260826

1-932031-57-X

OCLC:

79475745