The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Four Loves
Book Review: True Love
Summary: 5 Stars
C. S. Lewis is a great thinker and whatever he writes, he writes well. This book compares and contrasts the four kinds of love that one can personally experience and personally manifest towards others. It can definitely improve your love life!
Harlan D. Betz, author of "Setting the Stage for Eternity"
Book Review: Unbelievably profound and enlightening, easily his best
Summary: 5 Stars
Many individuals think that Mere Christianity is the flagship work of Lewis, which is understandable, however I really believe Lewis is at his best in this book.
His overall tone and voice throughout the entire book convinces you of the material and points without ever really seeming like Lewis is even really trying to convince you of anything but is just expressing deep truths that we've always known to be true but never really discovered them.
It's easy to see how Lewis has influenced so many authors and thinkers over the years and continues to be an influential thinker and writer well into the 21st century.
If you look at some of the new writers of the 21st century who will probably shape Christianity and the literary world themselves, they have each been influenced by C.S. Lewis.
If you've never read Lewis or have only read the Narnia series, you must begin diving into his non-fiction books because he is a well of wisdom and insight that will be around forever, as a writer and as an influence on other writers.
This book will help reveal to you the many different aspects of love in life.
Book Review: Used For Love Books
Summary: 4 Stars
I've read a portion of this book as I already have it in my library. 'Very thought provoking and burrows down into a work that is sometime so freely tossed around. I ordered these copies for a friend from four different vendors. 'Not sure if this review applies to any or all of them. I did learn from this experience that I need to look more carefully at comments regarding the condition of used books, as one of them was pretty bad with a lot of highlights and stains on the edge.Book Review: We only think we understand love
Summary: 5 Stars
CS Lewis can take a difficult issue and boil it down to something remarkably simple--that's the beauty of his writing. Here Lewis tackles love--the most simple, the most complicated, the most pleasurable, and the most painful of all our emotions. He approaches his subject with uncanny insight, and divides this passion, what we call love, into four types: affection, friendship, eros (sensual love), and charity. Then, starting with affection, Lewis proceeds to tell us just what we thought we could never understand.I am not a flowery, luvvy-duvvy type of guy. I don't find it all that amusing to sit around and talk about emotions. But Lewis's writing is different--he takes the subject of love to a higher level, and examines what it is that makes us feel the way we do and, more importantly, how that can bring us closer to God.
This book, like many of Lewis's works, is a case for Christianity. But even without that approach this book is invaluable, because Lewis can make you understand WHAT IT IS to love. In short, you can learn how to love better, and how to make your dealings with others much more meaningful.
CS Lewis is different than most theologians (he would have hated to be called that). While many concentrate on doctrinal matters, Lewis explores everyday life. What he teaches are good, solid morals--the things that will make you a better everyday person. This book is highly recommended for a good look at what we call Love.
Book Review: With Agape for All
Summary: 5 Stars
I approached this writing with some prior experience and formal study of love. Consequently, I cannot judge with complete objectivity, how one might feel about The Four Loves if this was one of their first exposures to the concept. The book made perfect sense to me and was as captivating as any of Mr. Lewis's writings. While the book was not entirely ordered in the way that I would have liked, he adds his own concepts to the Greek notions of agape, storge, philos and eros. These additions help to explain the Greek notions to the modern reader and are at least as meaningful. They even suggest further ways in which to better understand that extremely nebulous word. He sees much farther in matters of loves than the typical modern writer. His knowledge of Renaissance and Medieval literature and history gives him a deep well of insights from which to draw and reveals how deficient the English language is in some basic areas of humanity despite having over 1/2 million words.As Lincoln said, "With malice toward none, with charity for all," Lewis points us clearly in the direction of Christianity and the necessary selflessness it prescribes. Until we are truly selfless in attitude and not only in deed, we miss the Christian point of view.
I like the way he makes me think. This was my second Lewis book, after Screwtape, and it firmed my resolve to read more.