Agape (disambiguation)
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Agape may refer to:
- AgapeAgapeAgape is one of the Greek words translated into English as love, one which became particularly appropriated in Christian theology as the love of God or Christ for mankind. In the New Testament, it refers to the fatherly love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term...
love, a term commonly used by Christians to describe God's love, defining it as unconditional love - AgapismAgapismAgapism is belief in selfless, charitable, non-erotic love, spiritual love, love of the soul. It can mean belief that such love should be the sole ultimate value and that all other values are derived from it, or that the sole moral imperative is to love. Theological agapism holds that our love...
, the belief that love should be the sole ultimate value, and that it is the sole moral imperative - One of the three Christian virgin-martyrs, Agape, Chionia, and IreneAgape, Chionia, and IreneSaints Agape, Chionia, and Irene were three virgin sisters who were martyred for their faith in 304. Their feast day is April 3....
- Agape ChurchAgape ChurchAgape Church is a large non-denominational, Christian church in Little Rock, Arkansas pastored by Happy Caldwell & Jeanne Caldwell.-History:In 1979 Happy and Jeanne Caldwell founded Agape Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, acting on what God told them to do. Later, in 1988, Happy and Jeanne...
, a Christian non-denominational church in Little Rock, Arkansas - Agape EuropeAgape EuropeAgape Europe is the Western European ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational movement that was founded in 1951 in the United States of America. "Agape" is the Greek word used in the Bible for God's unconditional love...
, the Western European branch of Campus Crusade for Christ - Agape International Spiritual CenterAgape International Spiritual CenterAgape International Spiritual Center is a transdenominational congregation in Culver City, California. Founded in 1986 by Michael Bernard Beckwith, it currently has approximately 9,000 members who follow its New Thought spirituality. Beckwith leads the congregation along with his wife, Ricki...
, a New Thought church in Culver City, California
Other uses
- Agapē AgapeAgape AgapeAgapē Agape is a novel by William Gaddis. Published posthumously in 2002 by Viking with an afterword by Joseph Tabbi, Agapē Agape was Gaddis' fifth and final novel...
is the title of a novel by William Gaddis - Agape feastAgape feastThe term Agape or Love feast was used of certain religious meals among early Christians that seem originally to have been closely related to the Eucharist...
, certain meals celebrated by early Christians - Agape CollegeAgape CollegeAgape College in Little Rock, Arkansas was established in 19— by Happy and Jeanne Caldwell.-Agape College's mission statement: An institution of higher education to train and equip godly men and women with the knowledge, skills and attitudes for leadership. A Christ-centered, biblically oriented...
, a college in Little Rock, Arkansas - Agape Music FestivalAgape Music FestivalAgapeFest is an annual, Christian music festival in Greenville, IL. It features many Christian musicians and some of today's top Christian bands. The festival is sponsored by nearby Greenville College and has been student-run since its inception in 1977...
, an annual Christian music festival in Greenville, IL. - Eros and AgapeEros and AgapeEros and Agape is the title of a two-volume treatise written by the Swedish Protestant theologian Anders Nygren, first published in Swedish in 1930-1936...
, a two-volume treatise by Swedish theologian Anders Nygren - Jeunes AgapeJeunes AgapeJeunes Agape is an award winning Trinidad and Tobago musical-drama group. Members include identical twin brothers Deon and Ian Baptiste. Ian was the recipient of Deon's blood donor stem cells in a successful transplant procedure to treat aplastic anemia conducted by the United States National...
, an award-winning Trinidad and Tobago musical-drama group - Agapé, a song by MelocureMelocurewas a Japanese pop duo consisting of and . They were signed to Columbia Music Entertainment. The duo's name is based on a pun on the term melodic hardcore.-History:...