Love has been described in many ways throughout Christian theology and given different definitions by many theologists‚ but C.S. Lewis made his own claim as to what he believes love really is. Lewis believed that love was not as simple as many theologians have put it. He believed that love was split into four different types‚ and that to understand love is to know these four types. Storge‚ Phileo‚ Eros‚ and Agape are the four types of loves Lewis speaks about. To be able to break down the subtle
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his belief to be that love is nothing more than the will to survive-that romantic passion is a trick we allow ourselves to fall into for a greater good. By choosing love‚ we are choosing reproduction‚ survival and ensuring the human race continues on through our offspring. Schopenhauer’s cynicism towards romantic love is most definitely predominant in his writings though the relevance of love in life is not argued‚ yet rather encouraged in his writings since without love‚ human life would cease
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Woman’s Voice: The Poems of Sappho of Lesbos(6th Century B.C.)` Sappho Translated by Stanley Lombardo Alley Miller- HIS 100 – Mid-Term Exam Essay `Sappho of Lesbos lived in a time in Greece where we have very little record of female accomplishments. Her poetry influenced stylistic poetry of the time and can be compared in composition and style to Elizabeth Barrett Browning or Richard Brautigan of a more modern era. Perhaps‚ what may be most notable about Sappho is that not only did her work
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“I Love Lucy” was arguably the most popular TV show in the 1950’s. Aired between 1951-1957‚ the comedy filled millions of American homes with laughter. The plot of the story is simple and lighthearted: Lucy and husband‚ Ricky‚ go through everyday life. Ricky is the lead singer in a mariachi band and Lucy is a housewife. However‚ Lucy is always scheming plans with her best friend and landlord‚ Ethel‚ to become a star at the venues Ricky performs in. This usually results in Ricky and Ethel’s husband
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of describing Christians and their belief. He tackles the subjects of God’s work in the world‚ God’s plan for humanity‚ and even how Christians view other religious views. With shocking simplicity‚ Lewis boils down the basic concepts of Christianity and why there are important to know‚ not only from a Christian point of view‚ but from a modern point of view. One of the first subjects Lewis addresses is what Christians actually believe‚ or more accurately‚ what they do not have to believe. Almost immediately
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Love and courtship in Shakespeare’s day compared to modern views on love and courtship. During the renaissance the Europeans saw love and courtship as two different yet important parts of life. It concerned expectations of families and communities‚ not just the longings of the couple. Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night Dream’ gives us a clear view of a typical situation when couples fall in love and defy the rules. In the play there are four characters (Hermia‚ Helena‚ Lysander
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Gilgamesh Theme Love is the most powerful force in the world. There never will be and there never has been anything as strong. But it is far too easy to say that love is the most powerful emotion — we all know it is. People‚ however‚ rarely assume the task of deciding which type of love is the strongest. In his book The Four Loves‚ C.S. Lewis‚ a Christian‚ defines four types of love: agapé‚ the love from God‚ storgé‚ the love from familiarity and family‚ eros‚ romantic love‚ and philia‚ the love of friendship
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In Sonnet 116‚ Shakespeare presents a personal view of love which is uplifting‚ but also dark. He questions whether the ’love’ in question is really true ’love’. The Sonnet is written in the first person. Shakespeare immediately puts himself inside the poem from the very first words: ‘Let me not’. The start of the poem‚ ‘admit impediments’‚ begins the dark tone. ’Impediments’ suggests problems‚ and echoes the words of the marriage service‚ where the priest has to ask if anyone has reasons against
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. This metaphorical language may also argue against a sacramental viewpoint for the people participated in the Love Feast and partook of Communion that often followed. For these participants and leaders‚ it did not yield a spiritual benefit. Instead‚ they were twice-dead. This contrasts to a sacramental understanding of the passage. In summary‚ Jude is speaking of the Love Feast specifically and Communion potentially. The greatest value in these passages is in realizing‚ even early in Christian
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In C.S Lewis book The Four Loves he has a chapter about Friendship. At First he talks about that Friendship is something that few seem to find. With it being unnatural is something that has to be worked for‚ but like the other loves can be developed overtime. He then goes on to talk about male relationships and how they can be perceived by outsiders as homosexual‚ even though that is not always true. With friendship Eros can be touch many people at the same time. He then turns his attention to why
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