Science of Love: The Wisdom of Well-Being examines the varied dimensions of love, and illuminates the new field of scholarship, the love-science symbiosis, for both scholars and general readers. It looks at religious, ethical, and philosophical issues, such as virtue, creation ex nihilo, progress, divine action, agape, values, religious practices, pacifism, sexuality, friendship, freedom, and marriage. It examines how these issues affect the ways in which people understand God, each other, and the world in which we live. Exploring these connections inspires creative hypotheses for how we might better comprehend both the sacred and the scientific.…mehr
Science of Love: The Wisdom of Well-Being examines the varied dimensions of love, and illuminates the new field of scholarship, the love-science symbiosis, for both scholars and general readers. It looks at religious, ethical, and philosophical issues, such as virtue, creation ex nihilo, progress, divine action, agape, values, religious practices, pacifism, sexuality, friendship, freedom, and marriage. It examines how these issues affect the ways in which people understand God, each other, and the world in which we live. Exploring these connections inspires creative hypotheses for how we might better comprehend both the sacred and the scientific.
Thomas Jay Oord is professor of theology and philosophy at Northwest Thomas Jay Oord, PhD, is an ordained minister and professor of theology and philosophy at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. In addition to books published by Templeton Press, Dr. Oord has written and edited a dozen books, including Defining Love: A Philosophical, Scientific, and Theological Engagement (Brazos Press) and The Nature of Love: A Theology (Chalice Press). He and his wife, Cheryl, have three daughters.
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Preface ix 1. Love in Any Language 1 2. Love Makes the Cosmos Go ’Round 13 3. Love on the (Triune) Brain 23 4. The Altruism of Terrorism, the Egoism of War 35 5. Why Can’t We Be Friends? 47 6. The Fundamentals of Love 57 7. The Science of Sex and Love 69 8. Can Love Make Progress? 79 Notes 91 Recommended Reading 103 Index 113
Preface ix 1. Love in Any Language 1 2. Love Makes the Cosmos Go ’Round 13 3. Love on the (Triune) Brain 23 4. The Altruism of Terrorism, the Egoism of War 35 5. Why Can’t We Be Friends? 47 6. The Fundamentals of Love 57 7. The Science of Sex and Love 69 8. Can Love Make Progress? 79 Notes 91 Recommended Reading 103 Index 113
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