“It is an ironic paradox: being dependent makes us more independent.”
― The Love Secret: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships
― The Love Secret: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships
“The God who could prevent any genuine evil unilaterally is responsible for allowing genuine evil. The one who could stop genuine evil by restraining the perpetrator of evil is morally responsible—or better, culpable—for permitting the painful consequences. We don’t consider morally exemplary those who fail to intervene to prevent horrific events and atrocities, if such prevention were possible.”
― The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence
― The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence
“couples’ conflicts assume their true meaning: they are frightened protests against eroding connection and a demand for emotional reengagement.”
― The Love Secret: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships
― The Love Secret: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships
“• Emotional dependency is not immature or pathological; it is our greatest strength.”
― The Love Secret: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships
― The Love Secret: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships
“The model of God as essentially kenotic says God’s eternal nature is uncontrolling love. Because of love, God necessarily provides freedom/agency to creatures, and God works by empowering and inspiring creation toward well-being. God also necessarily upholds the regularities of the universe because those regularities derive from God’s eternal nature of love.”
― The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence
― The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence
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