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David Joo discusses the differing yet complementary perspectives of White and Peckham on God's love for humanity. Peckham focuses on the communal and eternal love within the Trinity, while White emphasizes God's personal love demonstrated through Jesus' sacrifice. Both authors highlight the significance of love in relation to God, offering unique insights into its universal and personal dimensions.

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David Joo discusses the differing yet complementary perspectives of White and Peckham on God's love for humanity. Peckham focuses on the communal and eternal love within the Trinity, while White emphasizes God's personal love demonstrated through Jesus' sacrifice. Both authors highlight the significance of love in relation to God, offering unique insights into its universal and personal dimensions.

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David Joo

Professor Oliveira

God and Human Life

24 September, 2024

While reading both White and Peckham’s chapters for this week, I felt that both authors

argued different points while coming to similar conclusions. Both arguments were based on the

fact of God’s eternal love for human beings from different angles. Peckham mainly used the

emphasis on the separational yet connected love within the trinity that acts as a community with

love overflowing to encompass humans. Peckham describes the love of the trinity as one that is

communal, selfless, and eternal. These descriptions act as an aid to invite humans to the love that

emanates from the trinity which highlights the role of the trinity as a cooperation where each part

acts to embody love. White uses a different argument where she brings up the personal aspect of

love with God. The sacrifice Jesus gave of his life is held as the pinnacle of the outpouring of

love God gives us. God is also described as a true embodiment of love as he is love and love is

him. Both authors give an argument that highlights sacrifice and God himself as the basis of love

while giving different aspects to a universal and personal view on love. Another difference

between the two reveals itself when the motives behind each argument are revealed. Peckham

comes from a theological perspective while White recounts her personal visions and

conversations with God. Both have their merit and both have their weaknesses. But in the end,

the fact stands that the two give wonderful descriptions about the otherworldly love of God.
How does God’s presence as the Trinity as described by Peckham change the way he loves us as

described by White?

- Peckham argues that love is in God’s nature and not limited to us but extends to the

Trinity. White emphasizes more on God’s personal love towards humankind.

I have read the assigned chapter(s) in its entirety.

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