Research on Altruism and Love: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Studies in Psychology, Sociology, Evolutionary Biology, and Theology - Softcover

Byron Johnson; Stephen G. Post; Jeffrey P. Schloss; Michael E. McCullough

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932031324 ISBN 13: 9781932031324

Publisher: Templeton Press, 2003

Synopsis

Research on Altruism and Love is a compendium of annotated bibliographies reviewing literature and research studies on the nature of love. An essay introduces each of the annotated bibliographies.

A variety of literature either directly related to science-and-love issues or supporting literature for those issues is covered in the Religious Love Interfaces with Science section. This annotated bibliography is unique in that it approaches the field from a decidedly religious perspective. It includes classical expositions of love that continue to influence contemporary scholars, including Platos' work on eros, the work and words of Jesus, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, Kierkegaard, and Ghandi, among others. The contemporary discussion includes Anders Nygren's theological arguments in his classic, Agape and Eros; Pitirim Sorokin; and others. An issue that often emerges in this literature is the question of the nature and definition of love.

A second annotated bibliography features current empirical research in the field of Personality and Altruism, with a focus on social psychology. Among the topics covered are the altruistic personality, altruistic behavior, empathy, helping behavior, social responsibility, and volunteerism. Methodologies are diverse, and studies include experiments, local and national surveys, naturalistic observation, and combinations of these.

The Evolutionary Biology annotated bibliography covers the most significant works on altruism and love in the field of biology and evolutionary psychology.

The fourth and final annotated bibliography in this volume is entitled Sociology of Faith-Based Volunteerism. Here the focus is on literature on the interface of helping behavior and religious organizations, as well as major pieces on voluntary associations.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen G. Post, Ph.D., is a professor of biomedical ethics at Case Western Reserve University and president of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love.

Byron Johnson, Ph.D., is director of the Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael E. McCullough, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Miami.

Jeffrey P. Schloss, Ph.D., is an associate professor of biology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Templeton Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1932031324
• ISBN 13: 9781932031324
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256