A Theology of Love - by Werner G Jeanrond (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book explores the different dimensions of Christian love. It argues that all expressions of love are wrestling with the challenge of otherness. >

Book Synopsis

This book explores the different dimensions of Christian love. It argues that all expressions of love are wrestling with the challenge of otherness.

Review Quotes

... this text is recommended for its style, substance, and ability to make people re-examine how it is that they approach such an important topic within religion as what it means to participate in the act of love.
Reviews in Religion & Theology

[Jeanrond's] prose brings his subject matter to life. He displays intimate familiarity with his topic, seamlessly weaving his chosen thinkers into his discussion, and he consistently references his focal points without being repetitive or pedantic. This text would be a welcome addition to any university library. Because the work assumes some familiarity with the Christian theological tradition, it is best suited for use with advanced undergraduate or graduate students.
INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality

From the Bible to Pope Benedict XVI, and drawing from literatures in half a dozen languages, Werner Jeanrond tracks the development of Christian thinking about love, its varieties and its controversies. This is far more than mere history, however, since through it runs a salutary, ecumenical argument for transcending the Lutheran dichotomy between divine agape and human eros, so as to recover the creative calling and potential of human love. Nor is it just about ideas, but also about the institutions--family, marriage, friendship, church--which can cultivate the praxis of love in a culture whose individualism has kicked away so many social supports. "A Theology of Love" is a broad education, characteristically generous in spirit, rich in substance, and refreshingly uncluttered in style.
The Furrow

About the Author

Professor Werner Jeanrond is Master of St Benet's Hall at the University of Oxford, UK.