The Love Commandments

by Santurri, Edmund N.; Werpehowski, William; Outka, Gene; Little, David; Jackson, Timothy P.

• ISBN13: 9781608991563
• ISBN10: 1608991563
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Author Biography

Edmund N. Santurri is Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he completed his doctoral studies at Yale University. William Werpehowski is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Assistant Director of the Center for Peace and Justice Education at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Princeton University, he completed his doctoral studies at Yale University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Universal Love and Impartiality	p. 1
A Theocentric Case for Universal Love	p. 6
Does Universal Love Include the Self?	p. 6
Does Universal Love Lead to Impartiality?	p. 10
Four Asymmetries Between One's Relation to Onex's Neighbor and One's Relation to Oneself	p. 17
Is Impartiality a Goal I Should Strive to Attain?	p. 17
Is Impartiality a Goal I Can Attain?	p. 44
Should I Value My Particular Identity and Personal Projects?	p. 48
Does What I Can Do For Anyone Else Differ Unavoidably From What I Can Do For Myself?	p. 60
The Case Reviewed	p. 72
What Similarities Between Neighbor and Self Does Universal Love Legitimate?	p. 74
What Differences Between Neighbor and Self Does Universal Love Accommodate?	p. 79
What Fundamental Subjects Remain Unaddressed?	p. 88
Notes	p. 92
Who Is My Neighbor? Love, Equality, and Profoundly Retarded Humans	p. 104
Introduction	p. 104
Theological Considerations	p. 111
Philosophical Considerations	p. 120
Notes	p. 132
"Agape" and Special Relations	p. 138
Introduction	p. 138
A Theological Consensus	p. 139
Consensus Challenged	p. 141
Two Objections	p. 143
The Problem With Universalist Derivation	p. 145
The Neighbor to be Loved	p. 148
Conclusion	p. 152
Notes	p. 153
The Law of Supererogation	p. 157
Introduction	p. 157
Permissive Acts, Universalizability, and 'Subjective Duty'	p. 163
Notes	p. 179
Christian Love and Political Violence	p. 182
Introduction	p. 182
Stanley Hauerwas and the Peaceable Kingdom	p. 183
Reinhold Niebuhr and Prophetic Christianity	p. 187
Paul Ramsey and Love Transforming Justice	p. 192
Juan Segundo and Liberated Ethics	p. 194
Separatism, Apology, and Political Idolatry	p. 199
Moral Conflict and Putting Charity First	p. 204
Conclusion	p. 212
Notes	p. 214
"Agape" and Self-Love	p. 221
Preference, Freedom, and the Concern for Basic Needs	p. 223
Self-Love	p. 227
Agape and the Love of God	p. 233
Notes	p. 238
Salvific Love and Charity: A Comparison of the Thought of	p. 240
Salvific Love	p. 241
Charity	p. 246
Morality and Grace	p. 252
Notes	p. 258
Kant on Christian Love	p. 261
Notes	p. 277
Analogues to Justice	p. 281
The Moon Anarres	p. 282
The Circumstances of Justice	p. 284
Well-Being and Liberty on Anarres	p. 288
Extensive Benevolence and Distributional Policies	p. 294
Utopias and Options	p. 296
Notes	p. 299
References	p. 304
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