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I have always felt that one of the most important books of the 20th century was
The Art of Loving by the American psychologist Erich Fromm. The theme of this book,
which I would like to emphasize in the following lecture, is that of human communion, or
oneness, and its relation to love. Most religious organizations in the US today use the
words ìfellowship,î ìtogethernessî and ìloveî with great frequency, since they all relate
to the concept that all human beings are part of the same divine Totality. This is the idea
that Paul also expressed in his letter to the Ephesians when he said that there is ìOne
body and one spirit..., one God and Father of all, who is above all, through all, and in allî
(Ephesians, IV, 4-6). Because of this essential oneness we have been told that, in
addition to loving God above all things, we must also love our neighbor as ourselves. In
The Art of Loving Erich Fromm gives us some important, practical advice about the way
in which we can carry out this important commandment.
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