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A Sociological Study of the Great Commandment in Pentecostalism [electronic resource] : The Practice of Godly Love as Benevolent Service
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Matthew T.
- Series:
- Hors serie A sociological study of the Great Commandment in Pentecostalism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Love--Religious aspects--Christianity--Early works to 1800.
- Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Pentecostalism.
- Love.
- Local Subjects:
- Love--Religious aspects--Christianity--Early works to 1800.
- Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Pentecostalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This sociological study focuses on the Christian ""Great Commandment""-loving and knowing God's love and then reaching out to love others. Empirical results challenge conventional understandings of altruism and suggest pathways for increasing compassionate love in the United States and beyond. This book will be useful to scholars in a variety of disciplinary specialties with an interest in altruism, religious experience, or attempts to integrate theology and social science
- Contents:
- A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE GREAT COMMANDMENT IN PENTECOSTALISM: The Practice of Godly Love as Benevolent Service
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Studying Godly Love: Sociology and Theology in Dialogue
- Chapter 2 - Interviewing Exemplars of Godly Love and Their Collaborators
- Chapter 3 - Godly Love as Practice and Process
- Chapter 4 - How to Think about Godly Love
- Afterword
- Appendices
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-4387-8
- OCLC:
- 850162171
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