The Ethics of "Recognition": Rowan Williams's Approach to Moral Discernment in the Christian Community
While he was archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012, the scholar and theologian Rowan Williams faced divisive controversy over ethical issues such as human sexuality, women's ordination, and the treatment of religious minorities. This essay presents a selective retrieval of Williams's...
| Published in: | Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2015]
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Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDE Anglican Church NBN Ecclesiology NCA Ethics RB Church office; congregation |
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| Summary: | While he was archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012, the scholar and theologian Rowan Williams faced divisive controversy over ethical issues such as human sexuality, women's ordination, and the treatment of religious minorities. This essay presents a selective retrieval of Williams's approach to communal disagreement as an important contribution of the Anglican tradition to the future of Christian ethics. Williams's concept of ethical discernment as an exercise in recognition offers a way for communities to approach differences as fostering constructive engagement and expanding ethical insight. Kathryn Tanner's analysis of culture and tradition in 'Theories of Culture' is used to explicate the strengths and limitations of Williams's thought. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-2176 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/sce.2015.0020 |