The Four Loves
5 essays
The Four LovesA Short History of ValentineIt is common to celebrate days with little knowledge of their origin. The traditional Valentine’s Day or The Feast of Saint Valentine is such a day. “Valentine” derives from “valens,” which means…Uri Brito
The Four LovesA Debt Owed to Love | Communication & Gift-GivingIf there is anything in us, it is not our own; it is a gift of God. But if it is a gift of God, then it is entirely a debt one…Christiana Hale
Thema · Digressio Vol. 2DESTROYING the TEMPLE: C.S. Lewis on Distorted LoveBut love, in the Christian sense, does not mean an emotion. It is a state not of the emotions but of the will; that state of the will which we have naturally…Christiana Hale
C.S. Lewis“My Wife is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World”In this second installment on The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis, David Foucachon explores how Lewis’s commentary on Eros can help us understand the objective nature of beauty.David Foucachon
Litterae · Digressio Vol. 2Candor: What Jane and Lizzy Bennet Can Teach Us about CharityOne of Lewis' great accomplishments in The Four Loves was his ability to push back against both the errors of his ancestors, and the errors of his own time. Like Augustine, Lewis understands that "our…Leta Sundet