The Logic of Love: Finding Faith Through the Heart-Mind Connection

by Halbert Katzen

Book Overview

Defends the position that faith in God is a logical extension of love. Presented in a lighthearted, humorous stle, and written from an agnostic perspective. Examines topics central to philosophy of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967294975
• ISBN13: 9780967294971
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Insights Out Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Amazing Book - logical too!

What an amazing book - unlike anything you've ever read on the subject of love. Who would ever think that love could be logical? Halbert Katzen has discovered a very unique formula that just might work. Table of Contents: Part I: Defining Love, Logic, Freewill, and God Love Reasoning and Experience Freewill God How To Safely Mix Love, Logic, Freewill, and God Part II: Faith A Definition Beyond Words The Danger of Faith Based on Anecdotes The Knowledge-versus-Belief Dilemma Why Spiritual Beliefs Look Like Secular Knowledge Faith to Last a Lifetime Feeling Faithful versus Choosing Faith A Few Words to the Faithful For The Love of Love Intuitive Faith versus Logical Faith Being A League Player Part III: Transcending Obstacles to Faith Religion Is Imperfection a Good Idea? It's Just Not Fair And Justice for All The Mercy of Nonintervention What Evil Lurks? It's a Matter of Proof Part IV: Recognizing the Possibilities The Geometry Analogy Competing Paradigms Part V: The Leap: Believing Without Knowing The Nature of Faith as a Choice Freeing One's Self From Past Experience Love is the Greatest The Integrity of Faith-Beliefs Love is in the Present Fear: The Seed of Selfishness Letting Go of Judgment Join the Club Part VI: Using the Word Father for God Transforming the Generic God into a Name Brand Three Crucial Connotations We Are Children Of God We Are Persons With God We Have Freewill Part VII: Emotions and Attitude Spirituality and Emotions 3D Love

Brilliant! A must-read book!

We certainly all agree that love is the glue that binds us together to accept ourselves, our mates, our neighbors...indeed all others. In his new and dynamic book, The Logic of Love, Halbert Katzen demonstrates how faith in God can be a logical extension of love.Mr. Katzen deftly leads the reader through an understanding of what love means, "...the desire and willingness to do well for others." It is self-empowering and the highest value in our lives. "If love is the supreme value, and if we are to know by our experience that love is real in our lives, then experiences with God must be in proportion to the quality of faith-activated love that we demonstrate in our lives", writes Mr. Katzen.But what about freewill? "Though a proof of God based on logic would undermine freewill, personal experience of God through faith does not necessarily undermine freewill or our ability to know that our love is real". Halbert Katzen concludes, therefore, "By the force of freewill, faith forms the foundation of our relationship to each other and holds the hope of experiencing the love of God".The Logic of Love is, this reviewer believes, a path to faith for the thinking person. Mr. Katzen presents a foundation of understanding that faith in God is not only a reasonable choice, but a logical outgrowth of love. This reviewer recommends The Logic of Love to anyone without faith in God, or anyone who is uncertain. Halbert Katzen has given us a bright light that illuminates the path to spirituality through love...in a thoughtful and provocative way!