Robert Irish answers “how does CS Lewis define charity?”

Miranda Kolone asked this question about The Four Loves:

how does CS Lewis define charity?

Robert Irish Charity is not an act for Lewis, as in "acts of charity" rather it is a type of love, the highest form, built upon the other three types of "natural" …moreCharity is not an act for Lewis, as in "acts of charity" rather it is a type of love, the highest form, built upon the other three types of "natural" love. Charity is a kind of self-giving love (he distinguishes "gift-love" from "need-love") but one which comes from the purest of places. Ultimately, charity is God's love to humanity. As we become like Christ through Christian maturity, we also begin to express charity to others. Our love to God is always a mix of such gift-love, but also of need-love of the being who acknowledges its utter dependence on its creator. (less)

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