Hope and Christian Ethics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Del i serien New Studies in Christian Ethics

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Beskrivning

The theological virtue of hope has long been neglected in Christian ethics. However, as social, civic and global anxieties mount, the need to overcome despair has become urgent. This book proposes the theological virtue of hope as a promising source of rejuvenation. Theological hope sustains us from the sloth, presumption and despair that threaten amid injustice, tragedy and dying; it provides an ultimate meaning and transcendent purpose to our lives; and it rejoices and refreshes us 'on the way' with the prospect of eternal beatitude. Rather than degrading this life and world, hope ordains earthly goods to our eschatological end, forming us to pursue social justice with a resilience and vitality that transcend the cynicism and disillusionment so widespread at present. Drawing on Thomas Aquinas and virtue ethics, the book shows how the virtue of hope contributes to human happiness in this life and not just the next.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-07-14
Mått:160 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Studies in Christian Ethics
Antal sidor:276
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107156173

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Mer om författaren

David Elliot is Assistant Professor of Moral Theology and Ethics at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. He received his Ph.D. in Moral Theology from the University of Notre Dame, followed by a three-year postdoctoral fellowship as Research Associate in Theological Ethics at the University of Cambridge, where he was concurrently a Research Associate in ethics at the Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge. His work on hope was recently awarded the Essay and Book Prize from the Character Project of the Templeton Foundation for its contribution to the study of character.

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'David Elliot's excellent new monograph takes up a neglected topic - the theological virtue of hope - and elegantly defends it from various contemporary criticisms and misunderstandings. What Elliot shows us is that we actually cannot do without the crucial hinge of hope in any richly-reflective ethics of virtue; and he draws deeply on both ancient and modern sources to prove it. Thought-provoking and illuminating by turns, and beautifully written too, this book can be recommended to all students of ethics who seek to understand how to resist the contemporary forces of cynicism and despair.' Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Eudaimonia gap; 2. The theological virtue of hope in Aquinas; 3. Rejoicing in hope; 4. Presumption and moral reform; 5. Despair and consolation; 6. The problem of worldliness; 7. Hope and the Earthly City; Bibliography; Notes; Index.