Reflect

The late scholar and teacher bell hooks argued for adopting an ethic of love in our public dialogue and policy. Rather than viewing love as something naive or private, hooks writes, “When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear — against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect — to find ourselves in the other.” To move against alienation and separation. To find ourselves in the other. Instead of looking out for the “i,” a love ethic helps us take care of the “we.” Instead of thinking about how we can get ahead, a love ethic works against domination and what Br. David Steindl-Rast calls “the power pyramid.” Adopting a love ethic contributes to the liberation not of one, but of all.