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A survey of Christian ethics

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viii, 342 pages; 24 cm

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Contents

Part I. The varieties and functions of ethical discourse -- Ethics and values in philosophy and the social sciences -- Religion, morality, and Christian ethics -- Part II. The formulation of the ethical norm -- A. The deliberative motif in Christian ethics -- Reason as a source of moral judgments -- Christian norms in philosophical categories -- B. The prescriptive motif in Christian ethics -- The prescriptive motif and its Biblical forms -- Prescriptive codes in the Christian tradition -- Modified forms of prescription -- C. The relational motif in Christian ethics -- The relational motif and the Bible -- Response to the divine initiative -- Guidance from command or context.
Part III. The implementation of ethical decisions -- A. The institutional motif in Christian ethics -- Law, order, and the Catholic tradition -- The institutional motif in classical Protestantism -- Institutionalism antithetical to power -- B. The operational motif in Christian ethics -- Theological justifications of power and influence -- Contrasting views of power and influence -- The ecclesiastical uses of power -- C. The intentional motif in Christian ethics -- Separation and renewal within the Church -- Sects, guilds, and causes -- Part IV. Analysis and evaluation -- Polemical exclusion in Christian ethics -- A prolegomena to comprehensive complementarity -- Notes.

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67012388

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Princeton University Library