Love is a way of being.
The Love Ethic
Everyone is worthy of love, because every human has dignity. Love is the foundation of our moral and social lives. We are thus called to love our neighbors, strangers and even our enemies – everyone. Solving our deepest social problems requires harnessing our limitless capacity for love.
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Faculty & Academics
The Love Ethic is an ancient tradition that demands as much from the intellect as it does from the heart. We invite scholars, practitioners, and all people of hope to move beyond the divide and engage with the rigorous architecture of human flourishing.
Love in Action
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Read time:6–9 minutesBeyond the Roadside
Could countercultural solidarity with the poor have the power to change reality? It takes an…
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Read time:7–10 minutesThe longest distance is from our head to our heart
There are places in this world where time doesn’t move in hours or minutes, but…
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Watch time:9 minutesWould you take a love “pill”?
Featured on the TEDNext stage, Meghan Sullivan explores why the love of stranger is the…
Observations From the Edge of Indifference
The Love Ethic isn’t just a belief system; it is our way of being. This field journal is where we document the manifestation of that belief—where we refuse to follow the easy path of indifference. In a world that tells us to look away, to be cynical, and to prioritize ourselves, we are practicing a Great Refusal of those norms. The Observations are the evidence that when we refuse to be indifferent, we find a world of inherent dignity.
Unscripted: Notes for the Road
A table, a set of questions, and a person. No script. No polish. No looking away. Through these raw snippets, we witness the Love Ethic not as a theory, but as a practice that applies to the stranger, the adversary, and the self. Yep. Everybody.
