Tiltai

The aim of the article is to reveal the value dimensions of the expression of neighbourly love, analysing it in the context of the family system and the anthropological (theological) context. Based on the assumption that the basis of neighbourly love is formed in the family, and the acquired moral and spiritual attitudes are later transferred to social life, the study emphasises the importance of the family for the transmission of values. Representatives of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine, interviewed using the qualitative semi-structured interview method, revealed that neighbourly love is manifested through respect, care, forgiveness, responsibility, faith, and service to another person. Although there is a noticeable isolation and limited perception of neighbourliness in society, from the point of view of all three nations, the family remains the main space in which the ability to love one’s neighbour is developed, and, through faith and daily work, to expand the boundaries of this love beyond the personal environment.