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  2. Bede Griffiths - Wikipedia

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    Bede Griffiths OSB Cam [1] (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), born Alan Richard Griffiths and also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"), was a British-born Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted missionary.

  3. Love of Christ - Wikipedia

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    The love of Christ for his disciples and for humanity as a whole is a theme that repeats both in Johannine writings and in several of the Pauline Epistles. [12] John 13:1, which begins the narrative of the Last Supper, describes the love of Christ for his disciples: "having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end."

  4. Christian humanitarian aid - Wikipedia

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    According to Christian aid workers, their commitment is motivated by spiritual values of compassion and mercy. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] In some NGOs, such as Mercy Ships , all employees are volunteers and have to pay for accommodation and food, as well as work for free.

  5. Karen Armstrong - Wikipedia

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    Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. [1] A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith.

  6. Agape - Wikipedia

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    Agape has been expounded by many Christian writers in a specifically Christian context. C. S. Lewis uses agape in The Four Loves to describe what he believes is the highest variety of love known to humanity: a selfless love that is passionately committed to the well-being of others. [10]

  7. Mercy - Wikipedia

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    "Mercy" can be defined as "compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power"; and also "a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion." [ 2 ] "To be at someone's mercy" indicates a person being "without defense against someone."

  8. Jesus in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Christian authors also view the miracles of Jesus not merely as acts of power and omnipotence, but as works of love and mercy: they were performed to show compassion for sinful and suffering humanity. [114] Authors Ken and Jim Stocker state that "every single miracle Jesus performed was an act of love". [118]

  9. Cardinal virtues - Wikipedia

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    In the Christian tradition, they are also listed in the Deuterocanonical books in Wisdom of Solomon 8:7 and 4 Maccabees 1:18–19, and the Doctors Ambrose, Augustine, and Aquinas [3] expounded their supernatural counterparts, the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.