Prophetic Pragmatism and Descending to Matters of Detail

This article names the three most urgent issues today in ethics: first, climate crisis and its impact on the poor and marginalized; second, the tragic banality of contemporary political leadership; and third, racism and antiblackness. Examining this last injustice reveals our failure in moral agency...

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Main Author: Keenan, James F. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2018]
In: Theological studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 79, Issue: 1, Pages: 128-145
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church / Moral theology / Climatic change / Political leadership / Racism
IxTheo Classification:KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBE Anthropology
NCC Social ethics
NCD Political ethics
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Climatology
B Nationalism
B POOR people
B Abuse of
B Crises
B Social aspects
B Moral Agency
B Political leadership
B Authoritarianism
B moral incompetency
B Climate Change
B Sustainability
B White Supremacy
B antiblackness
B Conscience
B VALUES (Ethics)
B Racism
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