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Three Philosophies of Life by Peter Kreeft
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Nov 25, 2012

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Read on November 25, 2012

I've been meditating on the concept of "love" recently. My friend got me to do the First Corinthians reading for her wedding and I bought this book for my Kindle app shortly after. As Kreeft notes, the Corinthians reading is foreshadowed by the the Old Testament for sure. The three Old Testament books that Kreeft explores all add to the meaning of love in our lives. I have a conflicted view towards love (God, as God is love) as the "answer" to everything. Isn't that rather trite? Yes, Kreeft acknowledges this too, on paper. Some of the Song of Songs text really lays it on thick. "I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU" says God. However, when someone experiences love/God, it's quite another story, and anything but trite. Love really can move mountains, and everything else really all is just icing on the cake (wisdom, power, money, even dutiful church attendance and serving the poor/sick). All of these things are amplified by infinite love, and love is inclusive of these, it is not an exclusive thing. I know I tend to pick books that fit in with my world view, and I admit to doing that here, but this is really well written!
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