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Responsible Self
An Essay in Christian Moral Philosophy
Häftad, 1999
409 kr
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The Responsible Self was H. Richard Niebuhr's most important work in Christian ethics. In it he probes the most fundamental character of the moral life and it stands today as a landmark contribution to the field.The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think …
Ten Commandments
The Reciprocity of Faithfulness
Häftad, 2004
658 kr
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Offering a host of classic and new essays surveying the scholarly ethical and biblical debate surrounding the Ten Commandments, William Brown organizes his volume into three parts: the history of interpretation, contemporary reflections on the Decalogue as a whole, and contemporary reflections on …
Selections from Friedrich Schleiermacher's <i>Christian Ethics</i>
Av Friedrich Schleiermacher, James M. Brandt
Häftad, 2010
427 kr
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Brandt presents important selections from German theologian Schleiermacher's Christian Ethics, a work that moves beyond formal matters to offer a comprehensive analysis of ethical issues, including what constitutes moral action for individuals in relation to the family, the state, the school, the …
Georgia Harkness
The Remaking of a Liberal Theologian
Häftad, 2010
436 kr
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Georgia Harkness (1891-1974) was a Methodist theologian and the first American woman to teach theology at the seminary level. A leader in the ecumenical movement, Harkness strove to make theology accessible to the laity. This book is a compilation of writing from early in her career that appeared …
Meaning of Revelation
Häftad, 2006
329 kr
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This reissue of a twentieth-century classic by H. Richard Niebuhr emphasizes an understanding of God's revelation that takes seriously both the Bible itself and modern ideas about the nature of history. The book argues that God's revelation is "confessional history." The source and setting of basic …
Ethics in a Christian Context
Häftad, 2006
543 kr
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In this contemporary classic originally published in 1963, Paul Lehmann answers the central question posed time and again to Christians throughout the ages: what am I as a believer in Jesus Christ and a member of his church to do? Lehmann argues that while principles for moral action can be rules …
Responsibility of the Church for Society and Other Essays
Häftad, 2008
392 kr
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This collection of essays from one of America's great theological minds explores the nature and meaning of Christian community. First published between 1945 and 1960, these essays make clear for the first time H. Richard Niebuhr's moral theology of the church. Understanding Christianity itself as a …
Moral Discernment in the Christian Life
Essays in Theological Ethics
Häftad, 2007
543 kr
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James M. Gustafson has been a leading and formative figure in the field of Christian ethics over the past fifty years. His many contributions to theological ethics have helped to define and shape ethical thinking by Christians who reflect on great moral issues. Gustafson's work must be dealt with …
Christ and the Moral Life
Häftad, 2008
436 kr
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In this book, originally published in 1968, James M. Gustafson asks the fundamental question, what is the significance of Jesus for the moral life? His answer is in the form of an ethical map, showing the ways in which theological affirmations about Christ relate to moral life in the writings of a …
Treasure in Earthen Vessels
The Church as a Human Community
Häftad, 2008
347 kr
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When first published in 1961, Treasure in Earthen Vessels was hailed by H. Richard Niebuhr as "the first real sociology of the church." In this landmark work, James M. Gustafson examines the church as a human institution that must, and does, participate in the social structure of all human …
Womanist Theological Ethics
A Reader
Av Katie Geneva Cannon, Emilie M. Townes m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
481 kr
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Writing across theological disciplines, nine African American women scholars reflect on what it means to live as responsible doers of justice. With some classic essays and some contributions published here for the first time, each chapter in this new volume in the Library of Theological Ethics …
Christianity and the Social Crisis
Häftad, 1992
570 kr
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Walter Rauschenbusch was the primary architect of the Social Gospel, a movement that responded to the changing social and industrial conditions in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In this book, he presents his path-breaking and prophetic interpretation of …
Love and Justice
Selections from the Shorter Writings of Reinhold Niebuhr
Av Reinhold Niebuhr, D. B. Robertson
Häftad, 1992
587 kr
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Reinhold Niebuhr is renowned for his unflinching honesty concerning issues of social ethics, specifically, love and justice. Humans, Niebuhr says, are incapable of perfect love. Therefore, their struggle against evil and injustice is doomed to only relative victory, although they strive to live in …
War in the Twentieth Century
Sources in Theological Ethics
Häftad, 1992
587 kr
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This anthology by Christian ethicists and ecclesial groups is concerned with the justice of war in the twentieth century. Included are writings from Pope Pius XII, the Niebuhrs, the Calhoun Commission, John Ford, Elizabeth Anscombe, Paul Ramsey, Ralph Potter, the U.S. Catholic bishops, and the U.S. …
Basic Christian Ethics
Av Paul Ramsey
Häftad, 1993
570 kr
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A comprehensive work in the field of Christian ethics, Basic Christian Ethics remains, more than fifty years after its original publication, an engaging and important work.The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection …
Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
The Theological Basis of Ethics
Av Karl Barth
Häftad, 1993
274 kr
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This rare volume provides a concise statement of the major ideas of one of the greatest Protestant thinkers of the twentieth century, Karl Barth. Divided into three parts, it presents Barth's lecture, "The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life." This work emphasizes Barth's focus on the Trinitarian …
Radical Monotheism and Western Culture
With Supplementary Essays
Häftad, 1993
328 kr
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This reissue of a classic work of H. Richard Niebuhr, one of the most influential and creative theological ethicists of the twentieth century, highlights his mature thinking. By using path-breaking interpretations of faith as a basic dimension of human life and culture as an arena of faith in …
Feminist Theological Ethics
A Reader
Av Lois K. Daly
Häftad, 1994
614 kr
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This volume considers the task of changing society's assumptions about women, analyses ways to challenge our culture's tradition, and explores ways in which we can live together in the modern world. A variety of issues, from reproduction to war, are discussed from an array of perspectives, …
Religious Liberty
Catholic Struggles with Pluralism
Av John Courtney Murray, J. Leon Hooper
Häftad, 1993
481 kr
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John Courtney Murray is renowned for his contributions to American ethical debates and well known for his defense of civil religious freedom. He strongly felt that religion should be taught in public schools and universities. Murray had a decisive influence on juridical, political, and social …
Morality and Beyond
Av Paul Tillich
Häftad, 1995
268 kr
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Paul Tillich's classic work confronts the age-old question of how the moral is related to the religious. In particular, Tillich addresses the conflict between reason-determined ethics and faith-determined ethics and shows that neither is dependent on the other but that each alone is inadequate. …
Conscience and Its Problems
An Introduction to Casuistry
Häftad, 1999
570 kr
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This book, originally published in 1927, has proven to be one of the most important and influential books in the field of ethics in the twentieth century. It remains a pertinent, original, and insightful work--a landmark statement of modern casuistry.The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses …
Reconstructing Christian Ethics
Selected Writings
Av MAURICE, F. D. Maurice m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
421 kr
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As one of the major British theologians and ethicists of the nineteenth century, F. D. Maurice is considered a forerunner of the contemporary ecumenical movement. His writings and work were an articulation of his theology, which emphasized the inclusiveness of Christianity despite ideological …
Economic Justice
Selections from Distributive Justice and a Living Wage
Av John A. Ryan, Harlan R. Beckley
Häftad, 1996
427 kr
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During the first half of the twentieth century, John A. Ryan developed and promoted moral arguments for reforming the economy of the United States. He was an advocate of minimum wage legislation and child labor restrictions, and he was very much involved in Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Closely …
Theology for the Social Gospel
Häftad, 1997
525 kr
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A Theology for the Social Gospel is undoubtedly Walter Rauschenbusch's most enduring work. It is here that Rauschenbusch, the father of the social gospel in the United States, articulates the theological roots of social activism that surged forth from mainline Protestant churches in the early part …
Situation Ethics
The New Morality
Häftad, 1997
381 kr
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Igniting a firestorm of controversy upon its publication in 1966, Joseph Fletcher's Situation Ethics was hailed by many as a much-needed reformation of morality--and as an invitation to anarchy by others. Proposing an ethic of loving concern, Fletcher suggests that certain acts--such as lying, …
