Can Ethics Be Christian?University of Chicago Press, 1975 - 191 páginas Is there a special relation between religious beliefs and moral behavior? In particular, is there a distinctive Christian moral character and how is this manifested in moral actions? The influential theologian James M. Gustafson probes these questions and offers an analysis of the distinctively religious reasons of the "heart and mind" which constitute the basis for a Christian ethics. Professor Gustafson grounds his discussion in a concrete example of moral conduct which deeply impressed him. The incident—narrated in detail at the start and referred to throughout—concerns a nonreligious colleague who came to the aid of an intoxicated soldier. Although seemingly trivial, this incident, in the author's view, approximates the normal sorts of experiences in which individuals have to make moral decisions every day; it becomes a touchstone to investigate the logical, social, and religious elements in moral decision making. |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 21
Página xi
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página 35
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página 44
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página 51
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página 52
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Contenido
1 Moral Dimensions of Experience | 1 |
2 The Sort of Person One Is | 25 |
3 Christian Faith and the Sort of Person One Becomes | 48 |
4 Christian Faith and the Reasons of Mind and Heart for Being Moral | 82 |
5 Theological Interpretation of the Significance of Circumstances | 117 |
6 Religious Beliefs and the Determination of Conduct | 145 |
7 Can Ethics Be Christian? Some Conclusions | 169 |
Notes | 180 |
189 | |
Términos y frases comunes
activity affirm articulated aspects authority bartender basis become biblical capacities chapter character cheating Christian community Christian ethics Christian experience circumstances claim colleague command consciousness consequences course of events crucifixion culture determine developed dimensions of experience distinctive Erik Erikson Erikson evokes example faith genotype grounds historical hope human experience inferences intention interaction Jesus John Howard Yoder judged judgment Jürgen Moltmann justice Karl Barth moral action moral principles moral values natural law Niebuhr occasions one's ontology particular pattern Paul Ramsey perception persons and communities philosophical possible principles and values purposes question rational reality reality of God reference Reinhold Niebuhr relation relationships religion religious beliefs religious community religious dimensions religious person religious symbols requires response Richard Niebuhr scripture seek sense of dependence social soldier sort of person symbols and concepts symbols and theological theologians theological concepts tion ultimate power values and principles warrant well-being York