Author: Servais Pinckaers
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 0813208181
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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First published in 1985 as Les sources de la morale chrétienne by University Press Fribourg, this work has been recognized by scholars worldwide as one of the most important books in the field of moral theology
Author: Servais Pinckaers, OP
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567273822
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Now available for the first time in English, this work is widely recognised as a classic in the field of moral theology.
Author: Waldo Beach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Author: Bruce C. Birch
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451404609
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Among the topics treated are: Christian ethics as community ethics Charting the moral life Elements of character formation Character and social structure Decision making The nature and role of biblical authority Uses of Scripture in Christian ethics
Author: Maureen Junker-Kenny
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567682978
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Maureen Junker-Kenny offers a systematic overview of the discipline of theological ethics in the variety of its approaches, which draw upon different philosophical traditions and theological visions in treating its sources. Part One examines the four sources of theological ethics: the Bible, tradition, philosophical accounts of the human, and the individual human sciences. Part Two compares five frameworks in English- and German-speaking theological ethics, based on virtue, worship, natural law, autonomy, and feminist analyses. Part Three compares three types of vision - integralist, praxis-oriented, and discourse-focused - , and Junker-Kenny concludes by situating the investigation of the discipline within contemporary philosophical and theological exchanges on religion in the public sphere. The book provides a framework in which students can locate the specific use of core ethical concepts and argumentations, comparing how each approach relates to the Bible, to historical reason, theological thought, practical self-understandings and interdisciplinary perspectives on ethics in a scientific and technological culture. In an age of globalisation where different cultures, religions, lifestyles and values meet in the workplace, in schools, and in public spaces shaped by religious and cultural traditions, it is necessary to foster the ability to create possibilities and venues for dialogue between different self-understandings. Analysing the variety of approaches to theological ethics helps articulate different visions of what constitutes a fulfilled life, of how the moral vocation of each human being can be supported, and of the role of the Christian faith for ethics.
Author: Emily K. Arndt
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802865690
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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What can we possibly learn about our relationships to others from reading the story of an ancient father who raised a knife to slaughter his beloved only son? Contemporary Christian ethicists, faced with such dilemmas, are often tempted to treat the Hebrew Bible in a limited, distanced, and even dismissive way. Yet Emily Arndt here argues that ancient scriptures can be a vital resource for Christian ethical studies today. Focusing on a close analysis of the akedah the story of Abraham s near-sacrifice of Isaac she demonstrates the power of even the most troubling and uncomfortable Old Testament narratives to teach valuable ethical lessons. Placing ourselves in relationship to such complex, perhaps un-resolvable, and always challenging sacred texts, she says, is in itself a practice that can help us learn to relate authentically and ethically to others. This is a fully formed, sophisticated, and beautifully written book, offering an important contribution to the field of theological ethics. . . . A fitting tribute to a scholarly career that was cut short all too soon. Jean Porter (from the foreword)
Author: D. Stephen Long
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199568863
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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This book provides both a short history of Christian ethics and looks at itsbasic sources as they arise from Judaism, Greco-Roman ethics, andChristianity
Author: Thomas Louis Schubeck
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451419122
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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"Thoroughly researched, critically reasoned, and well written, Schubeck's book is a model of caring and careful discernment."--Arthur McGovernUniversity of Detroit
Author: Frederick V. Simmons
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626163685
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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At the heart of Christian ethics is the biblical commandment to love God and to love one's neighbor as oneself. But what is the meaning of love? Scholars have wrestled with this question since the recording of the Christian gospels, and in recent decades teachers and students of Christian ethics have engaged in vigorous debates about appropriate interpretations and implications of this critical norm. In Love and Christian Ethics, nearly two dozen leading experts analyze and assess the meaning of love from a wide range of perspectives. Chapters are organized into three areas: influential sources and exponents of Western Christian thought about the ethical significance of love, perennial theoretical questions attending that consideration, and the implications of Christian love for important social realities. Contributors bring a richness of thought and experience to deliver unprecedentedly broad and rigorous analysis of this central tenet of Christian ethics and faith. William Werpehowski provides an afterword on future trajectories for this research. Love and Christian Ethics is sure to become a benchmark resource in the field.
Author: David K. Clark
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 0801020565
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Ethical interpretations meet real life. Case studies and readings explore divergent views on morals in action.
