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Product description<br/><br/><br/>Book by Post, Stephen Garrard<br/><br/><br/>From Library Journal<br/><br/><br/>Post (religion and philosophy, Case Western Reserve Univ.) brings a combination of theological and philosophical ethics as well as cultural history to bear in a discussion of the significance of love in marriage and the family. He cites the importance of the nuclear family, while disputing the benefits of a patriarchal society. His "new familialism" places children first and advocates fairness in gender roles, suggesting that a "revised theism that makes equalitarian marriage reflective of God's own nature" might be in order. Post's underlying theme is the balance between our love for those close to us and those who are "strangers." This scholarly work, which includes innumerable references to religious and philosophical terms and writers, is geared toward sophisticated readers. For larger religion and philosophy collections in academic libraries.<br/><br/>January Adams, ODSI Research Lib., Raritan, N.J.<br/>Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.