03180nam 2200673Ia 450 991096992010332120241107101851.01-283-26082-497866132608261-932031-57-X(CKB)1000000000335444(EBL)272048(OCoLC)79475745(SSID)ssj0000265422(PQKBManifestationID)11218028(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265422(PQKBWorkID)10299515(PQKB)10795332(MiAaPQ)EBC3037679(MiAaPQ)EBC272048(Au-PeEL)EBL3037679(CaPaEBR)ebr10484296(CaONFJC)MIL326082(OCoLC)754329999(Au-PeEL)EBL272048(MiAaPQ)EBC30768584(Au-PeEL)EBL30768584(ODN)ODN0000039562(EXLCZ)99100000000033544420021114d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnlimited love altruism, compassion, and service /Stephen G. Post1st ed.Philadelphia Templeton Foundation Pressc20031 online resource (247 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-932031-31-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Extensivity9. 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; IndexWhat 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 inAltruismLoveAltruism.Love.177/.7SCI075000SOC000000SOC039000bisacshPost Stephen Garrard1951-1819382MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969920103321Unlimited love4379606UNINA