The Four Loves

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Christian literature book non-fiction book

The Four Loves is a 1960 book by C. S. Lewis that explores and contrasts four distinct types of human love—affection, friendship, eros, and charity—from a Christian philosophical perspective.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian literature ⓘ
book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
adaptedFrom radio talks by C. S. Lewis ⓘ
author C. S. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnConcept Greek classifications of love ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
discusses idolatry of human loves ⓘ
nature of love ⓘ
relationship between human love and divine love ⓘ
selfish love ⓘ
selfless love ⓘ
distinguishesBetween need-love and gift-love ⓘ
exploresConcept affection ⓘ
agape ⓘ
charity ⓘ
eros ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
followedBy A Grief Observed NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Christian apologetics ⓘ
philosophy of love ⓘ
hasForm book ⓘ
radio talks ⓘ
hasISBN 978-0-15-632930-9 ⓘ
hasPart section on affection (storge) ⓘ
section on charity (agape) ⓘ
section on eros ⓘ
section on friendship (philia) ⓘ
hasTheme dependence of human love on divine love ⓘ
limits of natural human loves ⓘ
moral responsibilities in loving others ⓘ
includedIn C. S. Lewis bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Christian discussions of love in the 20th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor classification of four types of love ⓘ
integration of theology and everyday experience of love ⓘ
philosophicalPerspective Christian philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Reflections on the Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationYear 1960 ⓘ
publisher Geoffrey Bles NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingOfComposition United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject Christian theology ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
human relationships ⓘ
love ⓘ
theologicalPerspective Christian ⓘ
timeOfComposition late 1950s ⓘ

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C. S. Lewis → notableWork → The Four Loves ⓘ
Joy Davidman as an American poet → inspiredWork → The Four Loves ⓘ
subject surface form: Joy Davidman