Conscience and Culture

ISBN-13: 9783838357829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 228 str.

S J Osamu Takeuchi

Opis

Western Christianity is doctrinally and philosophically very different from traditional Japanese thinking, but in the domain of moral thought there are broad areas of fruitful dialogue, as Osamu Takeuchis study demonstrates. Takeuchi puts the Japanese concepts of ryôshin (originally good heart/mind, or conscience) and makoto (sincerity, reality, integrity) into dialogue with historical and contemporary Catholic moral theology. Takeuchi demonstrates that traditional Japanese moral thought has much to contribute to Catholic theology, not only for Japanese Christians, but for the global church. It also demonstrates the ways in which the Confucian heritage of Japan continues to be a rich resource for the contemporary world.-Judith A. Berling, Graduate Theological Union

O autorze

Osamu Takeuchi, S.J., a native of Japan, is an associate professor of moral theology at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. B.A., M.A., S.T.B., Sophia University; S.T.L., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; S.T.D., Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. Reserch interests: Fundamental moral theology, bioethics, sexual ethics.