Radical love (social psychology)
Radical love encompasses many religious and social theories, and many are colloquial.
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Academically, radical love is described by the spanish social scientist Jesús Gómez Alonso in his 2004 book. His model of love describes how sexual-affective relationships can be influenced by historical and socialization processes which then would explain gender violence. This theory has been used to prevent gender violence by SAFO, the Women’s Group at CREA.[1]
In addition, other critical pedagogues have described radical love in other terms (e.g., Paulo Freire and Joe L. Kincheloe).[2]
Radical love has also has been referenced by members of various social/political activist, religious, and spiritual communities. Some include Cornel West, bell hooks, David Kyuman Kim, George Lipsitz and David Kyuman Kim.
The term is not strictly defined, but the term 'radical' can mean a heterodoxy from traditional love. A description of this radical love was made by Martin Luther King, Jr. in his 1964 speech in South Africa.
Publications
- Gómez, J. (2014). Radical Love. A Revolution for the 21st Century. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Amazon books link with "look inside" preview available
- Gomez, J. (). El Amor en la Sociedad del Riesgo. El Roure, 2004. Amazon book link with "look inside" preview—spanish edition.
References
- The Women’s group at CREA Safo Women Group, retrieved 10 September 2009
- Radical Love: Remembering Freire, Joe, and Pato Aitor Gómez, José Miguel Jiménez. International Review of Qualitative Research, Vol. 11 No. 1, Spring 2018; (pp. 6-10) DOI: 10.1525/irqr.2018.11.1.6
External links
- Rodriguez: On teaching, radical love and community, The Brown Daily Herald, November 4, 2015.