Fallenness and flourishing
by Hudson, Hud
This text opens with defenses of the philosophy of pessimism, first on secular grounds and then again on distinctively Christian grounds with reference to the fallenness of human beings. It then details traditional Christian reasons for optimism with which this philosophy of pessimism can be qualified.
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- Full title :Fallenness and flourishing / Hud Hudson.
Summary
This text opens with defenses of the philosophy of pessimism, first on secular grounds and then again on distinctively Christian grounds with reference to the fallenness of human beings. It then details traditional Christian reasons for optimism with which this philosophy of pessimism can be qualified.
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- Publication Date:©2021
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2021
Notes
This edition also issued in print: 2021.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiv, 213 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780191883354, 0191883352, 9780192588951, 0192588958
- oclc:on1253003472
- LC Classification:B829
- Dewey Decimal:149.6
Table of Contents
Cover -- Fallenness and Flourishing -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface: In Wandering Mazes Lost -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Some False Step -- 1. It Was the Best of Worlds, It Was the Worst of Times -- 2. The Kingdom of Animals -- 3. This Quintessence of Dust -- 4. Society and the Institutions of Cruelty -- 5. World Religions-Seven Stories for Everyone -- Story One -- Story Two -- Story Three -- Story Four -- Story Five -- Story Six -- One More-Story Seven -- 6. Art, Literature, Music, Philosophy, and the Wisdom Traditions -- 7. The Fall and Original Sin -- 8. The Doctrine of (Optimistic) Pessimism -- Reason One-Salvation from Bondage to Sin -- Reason Two-Original Sin as Pedagogue -- 9. Felix Culpa -- Reason Three-O Fortunate Fall! -- In Summary -- Chapter 2: Thus Mammon Spake -- 1. Cannot We His Light Imitate When We Please? -- 2. Analytic Methodology -- 3. Happiness, Well-Being, and Interpreting Mammon's Advice -- 4. The Question of Well-Being, Three Kinds of Skepticism, and Mammon's Restriction -- 5. Hedonism and Desire-Fulfillment Theories -- Hedonism -- Desire-Fulfillment Theories -- 6. Perfectionism and Objective-List Theories -- Perfectionism -- Objectiv…
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