“The love that moves the sun and the other stars,” writes Dante at the conclusion of the Paradiso. From a religious perspective, love represents a facet of divine mercy - something the Creator has infused into the world to draw all of creation toward Himself and to bind His creatures to one another. Love without mercy becomes dangerous, while mercy without love devolves into mere sentimentality or pity. Associating love solely with happiness captures only one dimension of reality; it does not encompass the full range of love’s effects. Many believe that love could be the solution to the world’s problems - but when men and women, despite having love woven into their very nature, lose sight of their higher calling, what are the consequences for the world and for themselves? Discussing this topic are Rav Giuseppe Momigliano, Vice President of the Italian Rabbinical Assembly; Francesco Macri, student representative at the University of Torino; Malika Dispoto, representing the youth of the Italian Islamic Religious Community; Amra Ibranovic, representing the youth of the Bosnian Community of Biella and a student at the Polytechnic. The discussion is moderated by Yahya Abd al-Ahad Zanolo, president of the Isa Academy Ets.
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