Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace : Christian Altruism and People of Color.
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TextPublication details: Lanham : Hamilton Books, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (159 pages)Content type: - 9780761856382
- 0761856382
- African Americans -- Religion
- Caribbean Americans -- Religion
- Altruism
- Spiritual formation
- Christian ethics
- Noirs américains -- Religion
- Américains d'origine antillaise -- Religion
- Altruisme
- Formation spirituelle
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- History
- African Americans -- Religion
- Altruism
- Christian ethics
- Spiritual formation
- 205
- BR563.N4 D378 2012
- online - EBSCO
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COMPASSIONATE LOVE AND EBONY GRACE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: The Enigma of Compassion; Chapter Two: Contours of Compassion; Chapter Three: Altruism: Meanings, Measures, and Myths; Chapter Four: The Word and Work of Love; Chapter Five: Love Divine -- All Loves Excelling?; Chapter Six: Ebony Love: Spiritual and Sensual; Chapter Seven: Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace; Epilogue; Bibliography; Suggested Further Readings.
Davis reviews the various approaches to compassion, love, and altruism by multiple scholars. He explores the contours of "other-love," a selfless regard for the well-being of others. Davis also examines the basis for distinctive modes of compassionate behavior enriched by "ebony grace"--A theological attribution for people of African descent.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-147).