LEADER 03129nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910784289403321 005 20230111225114.0 010 $a1-283-26082-4 010 $a9786613260826 010 $a1-932031-57-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000335444 035 $a(EBL)272048 035 $a(OCoLC)79475745 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000265422 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218028 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265422 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299515 035 $a(PQKB)10795332 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3037679 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272048 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3037679 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10484296 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL326082 035 $a(OCoLC)754329999 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272048 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30768584 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30768584 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000335444 100 $a20021114d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnlimited love$b[electronic resource] $ealtruism, compassion, and service /$fStephen G. Post 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTempleton Foundation Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-932031-31-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Extensivity 327 $a9. 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; Index 330 $aWhat 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 in 606 $aAltruism 606 $aLove 615 0$aAltruism. 615 0$aLove. 676 $a177/.7 700 $aPost$b Stephen G$g(Stephen Garrard),$f1951-$01536874 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784289403321 996 $aUnlimited love$93852624 997 $aUNINA