April 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
“The Story of Love”
3rd UU Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
Human love is necessary for the survival of our species. Our brains and bodies push us to find others to love and to mate with because we are “pack animals” and “primates”. Harvey will trace the biological evolutionary history of love and explain how love has driven human relationships through the rise of agriculture, civilizations, religions, and recent history. The emergence of “marriage for love” during the last century will be explored. No program about love would be complete without love songs, so the presenter and his musical colleagues will entertain the Fellowship with love songs before the service and during the presentation.
Dr. Harvey Joanning is an Emeritus Professor at Iowa State University and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of South Alabama where he is the Co-Director of the Neurobiology of Relationships Study. He is dual licensed as a psychologist and as a Marriage and Family Therapist.