The Possibility And Role Of Supererogation In Evangelical Ethics

Author : B. J. Condrey
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666712216

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The Possibility and Role of Supererogation in Evangelical Ethics by B. J. Condrey Pdf

"Supererogation" is an awkward term but a useful concept. While not a term that we use every day, the concept is very familiar to most of us. It is an act that is neither obligatory nor forbidden and that possesses moral worth. While Roman Catholics and a large number of moral philosophers affirm the possibility and value of such acts, Evangelicals from the time of the Reformation have rejected them. Yet, this is to their detriment. Relying on Gregory Mellema's insight that acts of supererogation are possible without compromising the orthodox Evangelical doctrine of justification, I argue that there is clear evidence for supererogation in the New Testament and that performing such deeds with a proper motive is essential in an Evangelical account of supererogation. It is my hope that Evangelicals will reconsider the possibility of supererogation and embrace the concept as a useful tool in counseling contexts, biblical interpretation, and homiletics.

Author : Paul Martens,Michael Mawson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567694683

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The Ethics of Grace by Paul Martens,Michael Mawson Pdf

This volume draws together leading theologians and Christian ethicists from across the globe to critically engage with and reflect upon Gerald McKenny, widely acknowledged as one of the most original and important Christian ethicists working today. The essays highlight the significance of McKenny's interventions with a range of important debates in contemporary theological ethics, ranging from analyses of the Protestant conception of grace to bioethics and medicine. The Ethics of Grace is the first volume to facilitate critical engagements with a number of key themes in McKenny's work, not in the least his interpretation of Karl Barth. Among the contributions, Jennifer Herdt discusses McKenny's Barthian interest in the relationship between nature and grace; Angela Carpenter uses his Barthian understanding of grace and human action as a framework to discuss Jonathan Edwards; Stanley Hauerwas pushes McKenny's theology beyond Barth. Economic, political, and technological themes are also discussed in depth, for instance in Robert Song's chapter on the phenomenology of biotechnological enhancement. Reaching far beyond the work of Gerald McKenny, this multifaceted volume is a high-level resource for students and scholars of theological and philosophical ethics.

Author : Hans Lassen Martensen (Bishop of Zealand.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000642649

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Christian Ethics by Hans Lassen Martensen (Bishop of Zealand.) Pdf

Author : Hans Martensen,C. Spence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : HARVARD:HNHBQ8

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Christian Ethics by Hans Martensen,C. Spence Pdf

Author : Hans Martensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN6ISN

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Christian Ethics: Christian ethics, translated from the Danish, by C.Spence by Hans Martensen Pdf

Author : Roger Crisp
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191655760

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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics by Roger Crisp Pdf

Philosophical ethics consists in the human endeavour to answer rationally the fundamental question of how we should live. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics explores the history of philosophical ethics in the western tradition from Homer until the present day. It provides a broad overview of the views of many of the main thinkers, schools, and periods, and includes in addition essays on topics such as autonomy and impartiality. The authors are international leaders in their field, and use their expertise and specialist knowledge to illuminate the relevance of their work to discussions in contemporary ethics. The essays are specially written for this volume, and in each case introduce the reader to the main lines of interpretation and criticism that have arisen in the professional history of philosophy over the past two or three decades.

Author : David Heyd
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789819936335

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Handbook of Supererogation by David Heyd Pdf

Supererogation is the category of moral actions which go beyond the call of duty. This collection of articles is the first of its kind to cover the broad spectrum of issues related to supererogation. It provides an up-to-date status of the discussion on the main issues, alternative analyses, and controversies regarding central cases of supererogation. The work explores a broad range of philosophical problems and challenges our presuppositions about the basis of ethical theories. Beyond the challenges of supererogation to deontological and utilitarian views, this book presents the latest developments in the way virtue ethics approaches supererogation. It also discusses the issue of whether there is a negative analogue to the supererogatory: the suberogatory. The Handbook consists also of the first systematic discussion of supererogation from the point of view of five religions as well as a feminist analysis of the concept. The book is an essential read for philosophy scholars interested in moral philosophy.

Author : Kevin Jung
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317555780

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Christian Ethics and Commonsense Morality by Kevin Jung Pdf

Christian Ethics and Commonsense Morality goes against the grain of various postmodern approaches to morality in contemporary religious ethics. In this book, Jung seeks to provide a new framework in which the nature of common Christian moral beliefs and practices can be given a new meaning. He suggests that, once major philosophical assumptions behind postmodern theories of morality are called into question, we may look at Christian morality in quite a different light. On his account, Christian morality is a historical morality insofar as it is rooted in the rich historical traditions of the Christian church. Yet this kind of historical dependence does not entail the evidential dependence of all moral beliefs on historical traditions. It is possible to argue for the epistemic autonomy of moral beliefs, according to which Christian and other moral beliefs can be justified independently of their historical sources. The particularity of Christian morality lies not in its particular historical sources that also function as the grounds of justification, but rather in its explanatory and motivational capacity to further articulate the kind of moral knowledge that is readily available to most human beings and to enable people to act upon their moral knowledge.

Author : Christian B. Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350217898

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics by Christian B. Miller Pdf

Updated and expanded to represent the fundamental questions at the heart of philosophical ethics today, the second edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ethics covers the key topics in metaethics and normative ethical theory. This edition includes 12 fully revised chapters, and 3 newly commissioned contributions from a range of esteemed academics who provide accessible introductions to their own areas of expertise. The first part of the book covers the field of metaethics, including subjects such as moral realism, expressivism, constructivism, practical reason, moral psychology, experimental ethics, and evolutionary ethics, as well as two new chapters that respond to ethical debates concerning moral relativism and moral responsibility that enable students and scholars to better navigate this complicated ethical terrain. Moving onto normative ethical theory, the second part of the book ranges across morality and religion, consequentialism, and particularism, as well as Kantian, virtue, feminist, and Confucian ethics. This comprehensive edition provides a one-stop resource for students of ethics, which includes updated detailed overviews of the field and methodological issues, as well as an appendix of additional resources, including technical terms in ethics.

Author : Christian Miller
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441121752

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The Continuum Companion to Ethics by Christian Miller Pdf

The Continuum Companion to Ethics offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked by meta-ethics and normative ethical theory. Fourteen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the field and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to moral methodology, moral realism, ethical expressivism, constructivism and the error theory, morality and practical reason, moral psychology, morality and religion, consequentialism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, moral particularism, experimental ethics, and biology, evolution, and ethics. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including important technical terms in ethics, a historical chronology, an extensive overview of contemporary meta-ethics and normative ethical theory, a detailed list of internet resources for research in ethics, and a thorough list of recommended works for further study, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in contemporary philosophical ethics.

Author : Timothy Harvie
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780754693086

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Jürgen Moltmann's Ethics of Hope by Timothy Harvie Pdf

This book develops a thorough account of the sphere of human moral action in sustained dialogue with Jürgen Moltmann. By examining God's role as promise-giver, particularly in the Christian understanding of resurrection, this work describes the occupancy of both history and space in moral terms. This leads to an understanding of Jesus' description of 'the kingdom of God' to feature prominently in describing both the possibility and content of human moral action. By offering an account of each of the main doctrines found in Moltmann's corpus - the role of the future, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and anthropology - this book locates how each contributes to the understanding of ethics from a Christian perspective and subsequently applies these findings to the contemporary issue of poverty and global economics.

Author : Newman Smyth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : UOM:39015008462965

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Christian Ethics by Newman Smyth Pdf

Author : Newman Smyth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : PSU:000007570315

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Christian Ethics by Newman Smyth Pdf

Author : Michael E. Allsopp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015054159622

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Models of Christian Ethics by Michael E. Allsopp Pdf

Michael Allsopp's Models of Christian Ethics examines, in an objective manner, the many fields and approaches to Christian ethics that have developed recently. Church leaders, religious educators, and interested readers will find here a wealth of information on various types of modern ethical Christian systems: Natural Law, Feminist, Evangelical, Situational, Theocentric, and Liberational.

Author : Angelo Ames Benton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Religion
ISBN : HARVARD:32044029877859

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The Church Cyclopædia by Angelo Ames Benton Pdf