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The Four Loves
by C.S. Lewis

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Author: C.S. Lewis
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Company
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1971-09-29
ISBN: 0156329301
Number of pages: 156
Publisher: Mariner Books
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  • ISBN13: 9780156329309
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: A Comprehensive and Comprehendible Love Story
Summary: 5 Stars

"The Four Loves" is one of C. S. Lewis' lesser-known, but most important writings. In a brief 156-pages, Lewis captures the essences of "AFEC": Affection, Friendship, Eros, and Charity.

From the Koine Greek of the Bible, affection is "storge," friendship is "phileo," romantic and/or sexual love is "eros," and charity or love for God is "agape" (self-giving, unselfish, other-centered, grace love).

Lewis' remarkable achievement is his integrative, balanced, and holistic approach to love. Many theologian-philosophers tend to emphasize one ("agape"), demonize another ("eros"), minimize a third ("phileo"), and misunderstand a fourth ("storge").

Lewis not only correctly interprets all four loves while giving each their validity and importance in their respective spheres; he does so in his renowned pithy, provocative, philosophical, and practical style.

Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of "Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction," "Soul Physicians" and "Spiritual Friends."

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