The Four Loves

Author: C. S. Lewis
Publication date : February 14, 2017
Edition : Reissue
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 0062565397
ISBN-13 : 978-0062565396
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.43 x 8 inches
The revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human love: affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God.
In this work Lewis examines four varieties of love, as approached from the Greek language: storge, the most basic form; philia, the rarest and perhaps most insightful; eros, passionate love; and agape, the love of God, the greatest and least selfish. Throughout this compassionate and reasoned study, he encourages readers to open themselves to all forms of love—the key to understanding that brings us closer to God. "There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable . . . draw nearer to God, not be trying to avoid the sufferings inherent in all loves, but by accepting them and offering them to Him; throwing away all defensive armor. If our hearts need to be broken, and if He chooses this as the way in which they should break, so be it."
In Four Loves, C. S. Lewis explores love to help you
Strengthen your interpersonal relationships
Understand the different between needed pleasures and appreciation pleasures and need-love and gift-love
Care for the people in your life, avoid pitfalls, and improve your relationship God
The Four Loves holds a mirror to our current society and leaves no doubt that our modern understanding of love is heavily misunderstood.