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Praise for Defining Love

I ventured to the Brazos Press website to see how promotion of my forthcoming book, Defining Love, was developing. I was tickled pink (a phrase my Father liked) to find kind words from the book's reviewers.

I thought I'd cut and paste the endorsements so that you could share my joy:

"Thomas Jay Oord is as devoted to the theology, philosophy, science, and practice of love as anyone alive today. His writing is so very accessible, reflecting his ample experience as a journalist writing thoughtfully for a wide audience. The book covers all the aspects of the new science and theology of love in a phenomenal overview of the existing literature, shaped by the author's own wonderful constructive position. This is a splendid book that does more than any other to introduce the worlds of science and of theology to a new field of integrative research and conceptualization that is giving agape a new centrality in our lives."--Stephen G. Post, president, Institute for Research on Unlimited Love

"Research on love has flourished across the disciplines in the past two decades as never before. Thomas Oord has had a highly responsible role in this development and is now able to provide us a sweeping, but detailed, survey of the results thus far. He shows that science supports the best in Christian teaching, and he offers his own richly nuanced doctrine of love: God's love for the world and the love of God and fellow creature to which we are all called. Overall this book is deeply reassuring to all who have been troubled by challenges of science to Christian faith."--John Cobb, professor emeritus, Claremont School of Theology

"Tom Oord has been on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary research on love for many years. This book represents his most comprehensive contribution to date. Newcomers to the science and religion dialogue on altruism and related themes will appreciate the clarity of his definitions and his overview of the issues. Longtime participants in this dialogue will appreciate the creativity and courage of his controversial proposal for a 'theology of love' informed by the social and natural sciences. Sure to generate discussion in both the church and the academy!"--F. LeRon Shults, professor of theology and philosophy, University of Agder, Norway

"By focusing on the theme of love, Thomas Oord's impressive book provides a refreshing example of how to connect the insights of science to the visions of religion and theology. This informed and readable work deserves a wide readership. Strongly recommended."--John F. Haught, senior fellow, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University

"This book is a thorough-going and wide-ranging effort to place 'love' on the world map by examining cosmology, biology, psychology, social science, interpersonal love, and Christian agape. Oord knows the issues and the sources and is a sure-footed guide in dealing with them. Who are we, and what ought we to do? Oord's vision is that we are placed on Earth with inexhaustible opportunities to love. That makes an examined life worth living. Indeed, that makes life divine."--Holmes Rolston III, University Distinguished Professor, Colorado State University

If you're interested in preordering the book, I think you can on the Brazos site. I know you can on Amazon.com, if you prefer to shop there instead.

Perhaps you can now understand my happiness.  These endorsements are better than I imagined. Thanks for sharing with me in my joy!

Posted in 2010 under Love and Altruism

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