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Love Received, Love Given: A Christian Vision of a Life Worth Living
Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and is the Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.
“Our lives find their deepest meaning not in achievement, but in participation in God’s love.”
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Miroslav Volf explores his own Christian vision of flourishing, the pursuit of the good life, and the centrality of love in shaping our existence.
In this lecture given to Yale College students, Miroslav Volf explores his own Christian vision of flourishing, the pursuit of the good life, and the centrality of love in shaping our existence. Drawing on philosophy, theology, and lived experience, Volf invites us to imagine a life oriented toward God and others in a world marked by fragmentation and longing.
Highlights
- “The good life is not about self-satisfaction but about love received and love given.”
- “A life worth living is a life oriented toward God and toward the flourishing of others.”
- “Christian faith imagines human beings not as isolated individuals but as persons in communion.”
- “To live well is to live in response to the love of God revealed in Christ.”
- “Our lives find their deepest meaning not in achievement, but in participation in God’s love.”
In this lecture given to Yale College students, Miroslav Volf explores his own Christian vision of flourishing, the pursuit of the good life, and the centrality of love in shaping our existence. Drawing on philosophy, theology, and lived experience, Volf invites us to imagine a life oriented toward God and others in a world marked by fragmentation and longing.
Highlights
- “The good life is not about self-satisfaction but about love received and love given.”
- “A life worth living is a life oriented toward God and toward the flourishing of others.”
- “Christian faith imagines human beings not as isolated individuals but as persons in communion.”
- “To live well is to live in response to the love of God revealed in Christ.”
- “Our lives find their deepest meaning not in achievement, but in participation in God’s love.”
Christian Vision of a Life Worth Living
- “The good life is not about self-satisfaction but about love received and love given.”
- Flourishing involves love, justice, and communion
- Christian vision rooted in the story of God’s love
Meaning, Purpose, and Flourishing
- “A life worth living is a life oriented toward God and toward the flourishing of others.”
- Love and justice at the center of meaning
- Reimagining the good life through theology and philosophy
Communion, Community, and Love
- “Christian faith imagines human beings not as isolated individuals but as persons in communion.”
- Community as essential to identity and purpose
- The church as a place of shared flourishing
Faith, Hope, and the Good Life
- “To live well is to live in response to the love of God revealed in Christ.”
- Christian hope redefines suffering and joy
- Faith as trustful participation in divine love
Participating in God’s Love
- “Our lives find their deepest meaning not in achievement, but in participation in God’s love.”
- Theological imagination as a guide to flourishing
- Love as the ultimate measure of a life worth living
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