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The Lost Passions Of Jesus explores the emotions that Jesus displayed when He walked the earth and presents them as key elements of Christianity and a necessary defense against succumbing to an indifference toward the needs of men and women. Author Donald Milam describes the advances in technology as resulting in an increasing gap between the Church and those in need, partly through technology's diminishing the opportunities and necessities for directly relying on physical touching in the validation and healing of people today. Highly recommended reading for all Christians regardless of denominational affiliation or creed, The Lost Passions Of Jesus is a necessary antidote of passionate faith to the seductions of a cerebral religiosity.

The power of this book is incredible. The first book of this series was good, but this one shot me right through the atmoshere. What I learned, I didn't know existed. Wow!

I have the whole set. I just love it! If you are looking for some tear jerking heart warming reading then this book is the one

A summary statement of the essence of what I have to say in this book on the meaning of love can be found in the archives of H-Japan in my paper "Love and Duty in the Tokugawa Samurai" for July 1999.

Eric Dowling, Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia

LOVE AND SINCERITY, IN THE TOKUGAWA SAMURAI

INTRODUCTION

This essay (a revision of a paper given in October 1998 to the ASACP Conference at the University of New South Wales) seeks to explore the extent to which the motives of love and sincerity (_makoto_) affected the Tokugawa samurai in their thought and action. Section I gives an extremely short summary of my elsewhere published concept of love. Section II then examines the place that this may have had in bushido, and compares and contrasts it with the place of sincerity, and the relation of the two to honor, shame, duty, and the reference group (_seken_).

I---LOVE I begin with an account of love, wide enough to be interesting, to catch as much as possible of what we ordinarily talk about, but narrow enough to yield analytic precision.[1]

First I define, then I elaborate, and I define love as "a disposition with regard to a person which (arising for no reason) shows itself in active concern for the welfare of that person and pleasure in their company".[2]

* It must be a disposition (to feel and behave) rather than itself a feeling or action since you may well love somebody even when you're not thinking of them at all or are (even) feeling atypically displeased with them. We'd then say that though you're not now getting any pleasure, you would, if circumstances were different. * It must arise for no reason (or cause) since we say that we love people not for this or that (which may change) but for "themselves alone"--- a dummy term equivalent to "no reason." "No matter what you do, or how you change, I will always love you." We might say (though I wouldn't) that we love people only for their "essence" and never for their changeable accidents. We love "for better for worse" etc.. Come what may. * A second reason for claiming love to be uncaused is that we conceive it as a gift of our own free will. That's presupposed when we promise. If I am not free, to give my love or withhold it, then I can't rationally say "I, Jack, promise to love you, Jill, till death us do part," etc.. A forced "promise" is no promise, hence the escape from causality. But, much more importantly, it also escapes morality. * I don't think we ever see ourselves as morally obliged to make somebody a free gift. I _am_ morally obliged to return the $20 I have borrowed, but not obliged freely to make a gift of $20. A gift is a gift precisely because it is not owed. I do have a moral obligation to be considerate of each and every person with whom I deal, but I have no obligation to love anybody at all. I'm free to pick and choose about who (if anybody) I'll love.

That needs qualification because ability to give implies ability to promise (if I can give you something then I can promise it; if I can promise it then I must be able to give it). And if I have a moral obligation to keep my promises then, if I promise to love you then I do have a moral obligation to keep that promise to love you. But I can't see (again with qualifications in connexion with children [3.]) that anybody ever has any moral obligation to start loving somebody.

That suggests that love can't be earned or deserved or excited in somebody else, despite Judy Garland's wail that "You made me love you" _etc._. . * Love shows itself in a care for the other's well-being, both actively and passively. Actively, when I do something to advantage my beloved, passively when I rejoice at the other's advantage, or lament their disadvantage. * Love also shows itself in the pleasure the lover takes in his beloved. Jill shows her love in her delight in the company of Jack, and pines in his absence. It's a pleasure to be with someone you love. * This analysis rules out psychological egoism, or the belief that whenever we help or care for anybody we are, in the final analysis, only interested in ourselves, for egoism is supported neither by observation nor by conceptual analysis. * As a matter of observed fact we very often see people helping others, even to their own disadvantage. Observation suggests people are often altruistic. * Neither is it conceptually necessarily true that we are always motivated, in the final analysis, by self-interest. Of course it's true that if Jack wants to do, and succeeds in doing, what Jill wants then Jack does satisfy "his own" want: he does what he wants when he does what Jill wants. But that doesn't imply that what he wants is his own advantage. For, although it must be true that bombers always and only aim at their targets (that's what a target, by definition is---it's an internal accusative), still it doesn't follow that they never "in the final analysis" aim at factories or ships. By parity, the external accusative of Jack's will may well be Jill's advantage, even at the expense of his own. Our Western idea, that we can't (save where we've promised) have a duty to love, sharply diverges from the Asian in that, if I am right, children do not have a duty to love their parents (even though I think that for the most part, parents have a duty to love their children). Kant's view that no person should ever be used as a mere means would stop us rating the welfare of the family over that of the individual, as in traditional Asia's arranged marriages with the desire for children just to carry on the line. (It also disallows the common Western practice of having children just to advance the peace of mind of one or both of the couple who have them.)

This was one of the greatest collections of love poems I have ever had the honor of reading. His passion really flows through the pen. It was both enticing and inspirational and I strongly recommend this to anyone at all interested in love poetry, or to anyone for that matter.

Have you ever been so in-love with someone, only to realize that the person you have showered with affection does not love you? Have you ever been betrayed by someone resulting in pain so deep that tomorrow seems centuries away? Are you in a relationship with someone, but your heart still belongs to another?
Love, Passions and Betrayal is about deeply intimate moments and the penalties of those who choose love over all else, regardless of the consequences. Ladies and gentlemen this book is a must READ!!!!!!

Dr. Ryback answers critical questions that have plagued men and women alike for centuries. His writing style is backed with substancial research and life experience. This book brings solutions, as opposed to simple theory. He prvides fundamental answers in a world where confusion between the sexes is typically the norm. If you have been looking for answers, this book couldn't have been written sooner.

Dr. Etkes really explores the frequently sought-after questions regarding sexuality especially with couples who might find that their sexual appetite has diminished over years of marriage. His book will re-ignite the spark that lies within all couples but unfortunately remains dormant or stagnant. Dr. Etkes provides informative commentary that will truly help everyone

Here is a concise chronology of a great art family of the 20th century. Crisp pictures help you visualize the glory of not only the foundation museum but their creative output and how they lived.

This is a collection of Martin Luther's sermons. Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who rifted from the Catholic church and founded Protestant and the Lutheran denomination. Protestant baptizes those who are of age. Lutheran teaches you get saved through baptism. I'm a member of an ECLA local chujrch, Pilgrim Lutheran Church. That one is the closest to Catholic that Lutheran has and is almost identical to straight Catholic. There are many sub denominations of Lutheran. For example, Bethal Lutheran was the Plymouths. Our Savior's I think worships Superman, my friend goes there. It's totally 2000s. They didn't care about the quality or the goodwill anymore. Recommendec for those who want to reclaim their Christian heritage. While the Church of Satan lingers at 300 members, Pilgrim has 9 million each and every year. My ancestors came over on the Mayflower. It is not funny. Easter is a Christian holiday recognized by the government amd the post office to celebrate Jesus' resurrection. It is one of the most important holidays we keep next to Thanksgiving. I repeat, it is not funny. Amen.