God as Love

Nineteenth-century Russian religious intellectuals devoted a great deal of attention to the concept of *agape*, or Divine Love, arguing that the Christian church is a reflection of the triune, self-sacrificing God and his love for all of creation. On account of their deliberations, these intellectuals played a key role in mediating between the Orthodox Church and modern society.  
  
In *God as Love* Johannes Oravecz presents a comprehensive summation of twenty-five prominent Russian thinkers and their thought on the concept of *agape*, showing in detail how they broke new ground in their various affirmations of the truth that *God is love*. No other book in any language treats this topic with such breadth and depth.Read less