Community, Liberalism and Christian Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780521496780 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 234 str.

David Fergusson

Opis

This book is an examination of current issues in the related fields of moral philosophy and Christian theology. It raises the question of whether and to what extent Christian moral presuppositions are distinctive or are held in common with other persons and communities. Attention is devoted to debates in pluralist societies about the relation of moral belief and action to tradition, community and story. A mediating position is advocated whereby recognition is accorded to both the distinctiveness of Christian convictions and their overlap with other moral positions.

Recenzje

'This is a tightly argued monograph which makes a significant contribution to the growing prestigious Cambridge series of New Studies in Christian Ethics. A book for students of theology and of philosophy, and for the library shelves of all theological colleges.' Church Times

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Christian ethical distinctiveness; 3. Ecclesial ethics - Stanley Hauerwas; 4. Moral realism in recent philosophy; 5. Virtue, tradition and God - Alisdair MacIntyre; 6. Communitarians and its critics; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.