false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173223930m/260811.jpg 260811 10 In today's high-tech, fast-paced world, love is often portrayed as being separate from Church teaching. With his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI hopes to overturn that perception and describe the essential place of love in the life of the Church. The Holy Father explains the various dimensions of love, highlighting the distinctions between "eros" and "agape," Jesus as the incarnate love of God, and the scriptural law of love. In part two, he links the Church's charitable work with the love of God as Trinity, noting that the Church must express love through acts of justice and charity. This encyclical is an ideal reflection for religious and civic leaders, those preparing for marriage, and those engaged in justice and charitable work. 252796 14 2 2006 God Is Love (Deus Caritas Est) (Benedict XVI) total:127|5:83|4:32|3:12|2:0|1:0| 127 579 197 13 5 2 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Sep 28 14:40:45 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 17 21:16:28 -0800 2009 Deus Caritas Est or God is Love for the second time 15 January 2009. The first time I read Deus Caritas Est (DCE) was also my initial exposure to an Encyclical, a Papal Letter, as well as to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. I was not disappointed on either account; in fact ju...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 23 12:03:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 12:07:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Apr 24 18:43:07 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 18:49:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 18 06:03:35 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 06:03:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 19:25:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 19:31:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 11 13:04:06 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 28 10:46:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 09:04:28 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 09:06:51 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jun 02 03:06:53 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 02 03:08:17 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Dec 19 07:19:02 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 07:20:24 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Wed Sep 05 13:01:22 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 13:01:22 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Aug 20 13:35:05 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 13:35:47 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 04:25:30 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 09:12:20 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 07:01:43 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 03 08:54:28 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 24 07:01:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 16:31:15 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 16:31:15 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 20 17:59:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 17:59:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 05:21:40 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 05:21:40 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 06 18:19:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 18:19:27 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 12:06:10 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:06:10 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 16:37:34 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 16:37:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 22:41:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 22:41:23 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=260811