Welcome to the Project for the Study of Love in Religion
‘You shall love the Lord your God … and you shall love your neighbour as yourself’. This double love command of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the Gospels, is the inspiration for a research project begun in collaboration with the Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan. The project is the context for … Continue reading “Welcome to the Project for the Study of Love in Religion”
Keynote on love at BSPR Conference
The Director of the Project for the Study of Love in Religion, Prof. Paul S. Fiddes, gave a keynote address at the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion Conference, 31 August-2 September 2023, held at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, with the theme “Love, Religion and God”. The Paper was entitled “Loving in Freedom: Resolving … Continue reading “Keynote on love at BSPR Conference”
Love as Common Ground: new book of essays from the project
Sixteen scholars, Jewish, Muslim and Christian, explore the way in which the study and practice of love creates a common ground for different faiths and different traditions within the same faith. For the contributors, ‘common ground’ in this context is not a minimal core of belief or a lowest common denominator of faith, but a … Continue reading “Love as Common Ground: new book of essays from the project”
Loving the Planet: Essays on Ecology, Love and Theology
In this second book of essays from the project, Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars explore the question: what can it mean to love Planet Earth? The writers consider how love might be, not just an emotional extravagance, but a practical response to the ecological crisis into which the human and non-human world is plunged at … Continue reading “Loving the Planet: Essays on Ecology, Love and Theology”
Responses invited from participants in the 2023 “One Earth, One Love” online consultation
Participants from four time zones, in the UK, Europe and the USA attended an online consultation on 26-27 April 2023. Launching the 2023 book Loving the Planet the sessions explored an “eco-love-theology” from the perspectives of three major Abrahamic religions. The project is anxious to receive responses from participants to the papers and to the … Continue reading “Responses invited from participants in the 2023 “One Earth, One Love” online consultation”
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Papers given at the International Consultation ‘Love in Religion: The Cutting-Edge Issues’ now available online
We are delighted to announce that several of the papers given at our International Consultation ‘Love in Religion: The Cutting-Edge Issues’, which took place in November 2016 at Regent’s Park College, are now available on this website, in our ‘Resources’ section. These papers represent the insights of scholars from a range of religious traditions and … Continue reading “Papers given at the International Consultation ‘Love in Religion: The Cutting-Edge Issues’ now available online”
Annotated bibliography of Love in Religion now available online
The Project for the Study of Love in Religion is pleased to announce that the annotated bibliography of love in religion is now available online. To access it, please go to the ‘Resources’ section of this website. The annotated bibliography on love in religion provides up-to-date information on scholarship in this area. It focuses in … Continue reading “Annotated bibliography of Love in Religion now available online”
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