Community, liberalism, and Christian ethics

by Fergusson, David

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Full title :Community, liberalism, and Christian ethics / David Fergusson.

Summary

This book explores some current issues on the borderland between moral philosophy and Christian theology. Particular attention is paid to the issues at stake between liberals and communitarians and the dispute between realists, non-realists and quasi-realists. In the course of the discussion the writings of Alasdair MacIntyre, George Lindbeck and Stanley Hauerwas are examined. While sympathetic to many of the typical features of post-liberalism, the argument is critical at selected points in seeking to defend realism and accommodate some aspects of liberalism. The position that emerges is more neo-Barthian than post-liberal. In maintaining the distinctiveness of Christian ethics and community, the book also seeks to acknowledge common moral ground held by those within and without the church.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1998.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:1998.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 219 pages ; : 22 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0521496780, 9780521496780
oclc:ocm38107219
LC Classification:BJ1275
Dewey Decimal:241

General editor's preface -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Christian ethical distinctiveness -- 3. Ecclesial ethics -- Stanley Hauerwas -- 4. Moral realism in recent philosophy -- 5. Virtue, tradition and God -- Alasdair MacIntyre -- 6. Communitarianism and its critics -- 7. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Subjects

Christelijke ethiek Christian ethics Christian ethics -- Reformed authors Communautarisme Communitarianism Libéralisme Morale chrétienne Religion et morale Théologie morale