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Title	:	The Four Loves
Author	:	C.S. Lewis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 170 pages
Published	:	June 5th 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (first published 1960)
Categories	:	Christian. Nonfiction. Religion. Theology

The Four Loves

C.S. Lewis

Paperback | Pages: 170 pages

Rating: 4.15 | 41304 Users | 1652 Reviews

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The Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human love--affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this book's wise, gentle, candid reflections on the virtues and dangers of love draw on sources from Jane Austen to St. Augustine. The chapter on charity (love of God) may be the best thing Lewis ever wrote about Christianity. Consider his reflection on Augustine's teaching that one must love only God, because only God is eternal, and all earthly love will someday pass away:

Who could conceivably begin to love God on such a prudential ground--because the security (so to speak) is better? Who could even include it among the grounds for loving? Would you choose a wife or a Friend--if it comes to that, would you choose a dog--in this spirit? One must be outside the world of love, of all loves, before one thus calculates.

His description of Christianity here is no less forceful and opinionated than in Mere Christianity or The Problem of Pain, but it is far less anxious about its reader's response--and therefore more persuasive than any of his apologetics. When he begins to describe the nature of faith, Lewis writes: "Take it as one man's reverie, almost one man's myth. If anything in it is useful to you, use it; if anything is not, never give it a second thought." --Michael Joseph Gross

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Original Title:	The Four Loves
ISBN:	0006280897 (ISBN13: 9780006280897)
Edition Language:	English

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At his best Lewis can be very good (Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity), but at other times he can be a bit frustrating. He has an excellent mind overstuffed with knowledge of many fine things, hes often insightful, and hes able to write engagingly and accessibly while fleshing out a carefully conceived and detailed plan. But when hes not at his best there can be too much wordplay and other cleverness combined with an over-certain pedagogy, or at least thats how it comes off for me. Its

This is not the exact same material as his book that bears the same title. Rather it is from a series of radio broadcasts prior to the publication of the book. That said, I am enjoying hearing Lewis's own voice. I keep thinking of J.R.R. Tolkien's supposed basing of the Ents and their way of talking on his friend C.S. Lewis ... and it kind of works.Also the material is great and is a wonderful precis (probably) of the book which I know contains more material. And which I will be reading in the

4 1/2 stars. I bumped it up 1/2 star for the last chapter ..... awesome!

The other works of C.S. Lewis that I have been reading recently, tackle more of the concept of Christianity. Lewis, arguing in those works concepts that I agree with. Namely that Christians aren't any more moral than any other people, nor are they any more spiritual (after all there can be spiritual good and spiritual evil), but that Christianity is more about returning the natural to the supernatural. However, here in this work of non-fiction, he chooses to discuss the topic of love.Love is one



With clarity C.S. Lewis outlines the four loves as he understands them. As I read I recognized the roles these loves play, and have played, in my life and in the lives of those I know. People and possible motives for their actions became apparent to me. It is a book that captures reflections to share with the reader and allow them to create more of the same. Below is an excerpt that I wished to share."There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart

Lots of great insight to meditate on. Definitely worth multiple readings.