Paul and Virtue Ethics: Building Bridges Between New Testament Studies and Moral Theology
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742599590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Frank J. Here in Paul and Virtue Ethics, we have a true model of what inter-disciplinary research should be. (Richard M. It is also a book for anyone who cares about living virtuously in a serious way. This is one area in which interdisciplinary work is badly needed, and so this recent book by two eminent Jesuit scholars, specializing in New Testament studies and moral theology, offers a timely contribution to both fields. It is a perfect book for an introductory course in theological ethics. Paul. At the same time, recent biblical scholarship is a forbidding field for the outsider, relying as it does on a range of historical and linguistic skills that most theologians do not possess. Bringing the moral teaching of Paul and contemporary virtue ethics into dialogue with e
Examining Paul's writings, the authors investigate what they teach about the basic questions of virtue ethics: Who am I? Who do I want to become? And how do I get there? Their intent is not to provide stringent rules, but to awaken discovery and encourage dialogue. Closing the book with reflections on the roles of other virtues (and vices) in individual and communal Christian life, the authors discuss various issues in social ethics and sexual morality as they are dealt with in Paul and in Christian virtue ethics today.. Next, the authors focus on the virtues of faith, love/charity, and hope as treated by Paul and Thomas Aquinas. The book first considers the concept of virtue ethics, an approach to ethics that emphasizes moral character, and Paul's ethics in particular. In Paul and Virtue Ethics, Daniel Harrington and James Keenan build upon their successful collaboration Jesus and Virtue
This is a great book, and I highly recommend its purchase Edward Ray This is a great book, and I highly recommend its purchase. However, I could not give it five stars, due to the following section on homosexuality at the end of the book (p. 200). In particular, I take issue with the following passage:"Paul condemns homosexuality as contrary to "nature." But what did Paul understand by "nature?" According to many scholars today, what was regarded as "natural" in sexual relations for Paul and his contemporaries was the dominance of the male over the female. In a Jewish context. A fine starting point for Christian ethics. My theological roots are in American Evangelicalism. Over time, however, I have become deeply dissatisfied with the conservative notion that the NT authors took a rule-based approach to ethics, and consequently, that Christians today must follow the NT in this practice. It seems to me that this interpretation fails to adequately explain the significant differences between NT morality and that of the Hebrew Bible.I bought this book hoping to get a defense for viewing Paul as a Christian virtue ethicist of sor
Daniel J. He was the author of a number of books, including How Do Catholics Read the Bible? and, with James F. Harrington, SJ, was professor of New Testament at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. Keenan, SJ,holds the Canisius Chair at Boston College and is director of the Jesuit Institute. James