The Reality of Love

“This study of the significance, inter-relationship and potential of human and divine love offers an engaging discussion of the transformative role of love in human life. Røsok’s critical and constructive exploration of Karl Rahner’s approach to love and spirituality invites the reader to consider afresh the promise of a well-grounded Christian spirituality for today. This book will be greatly enjoyed by theologians and spiritual directors alike.”


—Werner G. Jeanrond, University of Oxford





“Ingvild Røsok explores how God can be traced in the realm of human experience, where there is a desire which often cannot be easily categorized, a desire to be joined to and transformed by created others as well as the uncreated Other. Seeking for an ‘embodied but mystical’ spirituality of love, Røsok moves to current philosophical and theological debates, with a practical aim in mind: how current Christian spirituality can be more deeply transformed by sensitivity to and discernment of a genuine love.”


—Ivana Noble, Professor of Ecumenical Theology, Charles University, Prague