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LEADER: 02801cam a22004214a 4500
001 6864889
005 20221122054145.0
008 071009s2008 mau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007041657
020 $a9780631235989 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0631235981 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9780631235996 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a063123599X (pbk. : alk. paper)
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn175286317
035 $a(OCoLC)175286317
035 $a(NNC)6864889
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050 00 $aBV4639$b.L495 2008
082 00 $a241/.4$222
100 1 $aLindberg, Carter,$d1937-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82220450
245 10 $aLove :$ba brief history through western Christianity /$cCarter Lindberg.
260 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford :$bBlackwell Pub.,$c2008.
300 $axii, 195 pages ;$c19 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aBlackwell brief histories of religion series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [172]-189) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe Language of Love -- $g2.$tBiblical Views of Love -- $g3.$tA World Without Love? The Greco-Roman World and Early Christianity -- $g4.$tCaritas: The Augustinian Synthesis of Biblical Agape and Hellenistic Eros -- $g5.$tLove and the Individual: Abelard and Bernard -- $g6.$tMystics and Troubadours -- $g7.$tFaith Formed by Love: Scholasticism -- $g8.$tFaith Active in Love : Reformation -- $g9.$tLove as Service: Pietism and the Diaconal Movements -- $g10.$tLove in the Modern World -- $tConclusion: Concluding Unscientific Postscript.
520 1 $a"By examining the significant lives, works, and movements associated with love, this enlightening little book contributes valuable insights into one of history's most inexhaustible and timeless topics. From the theological and philosophical texts of figures such as Augustine, Luther, and Feuerbach to intellectual movements like romanticism and tragic historic figures like Abelard and Heloise, this book propels the reader across 3,000 years of the idea of love."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aLove$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078523
830 0 $aBlackwell brief histories of religion.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002100874
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007041657-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007041657-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007041657-t.html
852 00 $buts$hBV4639$i.L495 2008
852 00 $bbar$hBV4639$i.L495 2008