God Is Love
by Pope Benedict XVI Author
(From Amazon): Everyone needs love. Everyone desires love. But not everyone understands love. In fact, love is probably the most misunderstood subject in history. In his first Encyclical, Pope Benedict helps to clarify the meaning of love. He examines the nature of various kinds of love—human love and divine love, eros, friendship, and charity. He writes beautifully and inspirationally of how man was made for love by the God who is love, the God who became one of us out of love—Jesus Christ. In the second part of the Encyclical, Benedict addresses the Church's practice of love. He examines the relationship between justice and charity, as well as the call of every Catholic to serve others in love. The Pope's "love letter" to mankind is remarkably accessible and timely.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- eBooks
- ISBN
- 9781586171636
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 16
- Pages
- 124
- Suggested Grades
- 9th
- Publisher
- Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- Edition
- 1
- Copyright
- 2009
- Written
- 2006
Chapters
- Introduction
- Part I The Unity of Love in Creation and in Salvation History
- 1 A Problem of Language
- 2 "Eros" and "Agape"- Difference and unity
- 3 The newness of biblical faith
- 4 Jesus Christ- the incarnate love of God
- 5 Love of God and love of neighbor
- Part II Caritas The Practice of Love by the Church as a "Community of Love"
- 1 The Church's charitable activity as a manifestation of Trinitarian Love
- 2 Charity as a responsibility of the Church
- 3 Justice and Charity
- 4 The multiple structures of charitable service in the social context of the present day
- 5 The distinctiveness of the Church's charitable activity
- 6 Those responsible for the Church's charitable activity
- 7 Conclusion
- Appendix
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