TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Kortright
TI  - Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace: Christian Altruism and People of Color
SN  - 9780761856382
AV  - BR563.N4 D378 2012
U1  - 205 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Hamilton Books
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Religion
KW  - Caribbean Americans
KW  - Altruism
KW  - Spiritual formation
KW  - Christian ethics
KW  - Noirs américains
KW  - Américains d'origine antillaise
KW  - Altruisme
KW  - Formation spirituelle
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-147); 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
N2  - 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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