The Four Loves
by Lewis, C.S
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Albany, California, United States
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Synopsis
“Today, love is overused and undervalued at the same time. We love everything from various foods to cars, from movies to retailers, from people to God himself. We may not consciously distinguish one use of love from another, in part because our speech is becoming more and more informal, but it’s important to be intentional about the differences. As we know, Scripture tells us that love is the highest attribute. So let’s look at the four types of love found in the Bible, and that Lewis helps to draw out in The Four Loves, published in 1960, and based on a radio series he did with the BBC a few years prior to the book’s release.” -C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis contemplates the essence of love and how it works in our daily lives in one of his most famous works of nonfiction. Lewis examines four varieties of human love: affection, the most basic form; friendship, the rarest and perhaps most insightful; Eros, passionate love; charity, the greatest and least selfish. Throughout this compassionate and reasoned study, he encourages readers to open themselves to all forms of love.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB007994CL
- Title
- The Four Loves
- Author
- Lewis, C.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Literature;
Terms of Sale
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Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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