A moral ontology for a theistic ethic : gathering the nations in love and justice
By engaging with the work of contemporary moral and political philosophers this volume reaffirms the relevance of a theistic tradition of God's relation to the world reflected in the fundamental teachings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
XII, 201 Seiten.
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Contents: Preface; Introduction; The challenge of relativism and deconstruction to theistic ethics; Knowledge as relational; God as the personal 'other': acting in history; Inferring God's agency and intentions from history; Constructing an ethics of community: the theistic response to the intentions of God in history; Theistic ethics, moral philosophy, and psychology: the foundations of a conversation; Flourishing, altruism, trust, and love; Moral rules and contexts: the ethics of feminism, natural law, Marxism, and virtue; Theistic ethics and contemporary political philosophies; Summary and conclusion; Bibliography; Index.