The Beauty and Risks of Costly Love: Lessons from Ruth

About this episode

Rosalynde F. Welch discusses the themes of costly love in the book of Ruth, highlighting the responses of Orpah, Ruth, and Boaz to need and loyalty.

Rosalynde F. Welch explores the book of Ruth through the lens of “costly love,” considering the beautiful and complicated ways Orpah, Ruth, and Boaz each respond to need, loyalty, and covenant. The article asks what faithful self-giving looks like when sacrifice is both spiritually powerful and morally risky.

People in this episode

Guest: Rosalynde F. Welch

Topics covered

• costly love
• loyalty
• covenant
• sacrifice
• faithfulness
• spirituality

Keywords

• Ruth
• costly love
• loyalty
• sacrifice
• covenant
• spirituality
• faithfulness

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Books & works: book of Ruth

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