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Informationen zum Autor Kortright Davis, an Anglican priest, is professor of theology at Howard University School of Divinity and is Rector of Church of the Holy Comforter in Washington, DC. He was one of the Archbishop of Canterbury's members on the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission II. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: The Enigma of CompassionChapter Two: Contours of CompassionChapter Three: Altruism: Meanings, Measures, and MythsChapter Four: The Word and Work of LoveChapter Five: Love Divine-All Loves Excelling?Chapter Six: Ebony Love: Spiritual and SensualChapter Seven: Compassionate Love and Ebony GraceEpilogueBibliographySuggested Further Readings
