Introduction
Part 1 – The Problems that Hinder Love
Chapter 1 — Trauma – The Stories Beneath Us
Loving well requires the patient exploration of the stories beneath us—ours and our neighbors.
Chapter 2 — Defensiveness
The polarization in our world has led to an inability for many to remain present with others, because we don’t have the tools to
remain present with ourselves.
Chapter 3 — Powers and Principalities
The forces that keep us from loving well are not just found within us, or in places our eyes can see.
Part 2 – Interior Pathways of Love
Chapter 4 — Prayer
Prayer is to be the place where love is nurtured. It’s an act that is to envelop us in loving union with God, which enables us to
externalize that love to others.
Chapter 5 – Humility
Humility—often regarded as the most important virtue—is indispensable to cultivate love.
Chapter 6 – Empathy
This chapter will explore one of the most powerful forces to grow in love—empathy.
Part 3 – Exterior Practices of Love
Chapter 7 — Grace and Truth
Loving well requires us to faithfully wrestle with the dualities of life—in particular, the holding together of grace and truth.
Chapter 8 — Forgiveness
The way of Jesus offers us a vision of love that is most profoundly demonstrated in forgiveness.
Chapter 9 — Justice: loving well in public
Loving well in the way of Jesus is not restricted to our private worlds. It is to find its way in the larger, public dimensions of human
life
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