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The Peaceable Kingdom : A Primer in Christian Ethics /
Examines Christian ethics in a fragmented and violent world. Considers historical perspectives and the task of ethics. Focuses on the peaceable kingdom, the servant community, and the spirituality of peaceableness.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Notre Dame, Ind. :
University of Notre Dame Press,
1983.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword / David B. Burrell
- Christian ethics in a fragmented and violent world
- A qualified ethic : the narrative character of Christian ethics
- On being historic : agency, character, and sin
- On beginning in the middle : nature, reason, and the task of theological ethics
- Jesus: the presence of the Peaceable Kingdom
- The servant community : Christian social ethics
- Casuistry as a narrative art
- Tragedy and joy : the spirituality of peaceableness.
- Foreword / David B. Burrell
- [Pt.] 1: Christian ethics in a fragmented and violent world. Ethics and the demand for absolutes ; Living amid fragments the insufficiency of ethics ; The privitization [sic] of religion ; The truthfulness of Christian convictions
- [Pt.] 2: A qualified ethic : the narrative character of Christian ethics. The abstractness of an unqualified ethic ; The narrative character of Christian convictions
- [Pt.] 3: On being historic : agency, character, and sin. On being responsible for our character ; Character and freedom ; Freedom as the presence of the other ; Our sinful character
- [Pt.] 4: On beginning in the middle : nature, reason, and the task of theological ethics. The task of Christian ethics ; Reason and revelation
- [Pt.] 5: Jesus : the presence of the Peaceable Kingdom. The ethical significance of Jesus ; Jesus, Israel, and the imitation of God ; Jesus and the Kingdom of God ; The Resurrection: the establishment of a kingdom of forgiveness and peace ; An ethics of salvation and faith
- [Pt.] 6: The servant community: Christian social ethics. Social ethics and qualified ethics ; The church is a social ethic ; A community of virtues ; The "marks" of the church ; The social ethics of the church
- [Pt.] 7: Casuistry as a narrative art. Narrative, virtues, and casuistry ; Decisions, decisions, decisions! ; Casuistry, choices, and the church
- [Pt.] 8: Tragedy and joy : the spirituality of peaceableness. Acquiring the patience to do nothing ; Tragedy and peaceableness ; Joy and peaceableness ; On the grace of doing one thing.