Post, Stephen G. 1951-

Unlimited love : altruism, compassion, and service / Stephen G. Post. - Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press, c2003. - xii, 232 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-222) and index.

Unlimited love and ultimate reality -- The measure of unlimited love in the work of Sorokin -- The core meaning of "love" -- Love and the social science of altruistic motivations -- The evolution of altruistic love -- The parental axis and the origins of love -- A theological interlude on parental and unlimited love -- A Christian ethical perspective on love's extensivity -- Five dimensions of unlimited love in practical and theological context -- The scientific field of unlimited love -- Funded research projects : 2003-2005.

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Altruism.
Helping behavior.
Love.

BF 637 .H4 / P67 2003