Engelhardt as Sectarian: An Evangelical Protestant Consideration of After God
In this article, I argue that while Christians should share Engelhardt's disappointment in how bioethics functions in the world, they should not share his exasperation. I begin by outlining the general argument in After God, its understanding of secularism, and of how such secularism has impact...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Review |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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[2017]
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Christian bioethics
Año: 2017, Volumen: 23, Número: 2, Páginas: 200-218 |
| Reseña de: | After God (Yonkers, New York : St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2017) (Thobaben, James R.)
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CH Cristianismo y sociedad NCH Ética de la medicina VA Filosofía |
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| Sumario: | In this article, I argue that while Christians should share Engelhardt's disappointment in how bioethics functions in the world, they should not share his exasperation. I begin by outlining the general argument in After God, its understanding of secularism, and of how such secularism has impacted bioethics. Next, I suggest that Englehardt appears to lean toward disengagement or at least an extremely suspicious sectarianism. Rather, I claim that it is possible for Christians to morally engage in a useful way with others and still base their own moral activity on proper life telos. Such cooperation is not to serve a commonly-held ultimate purpose, but shared proximate ends. That said, the moral discourse with those outside the Church may be necessarily limited by shallow moral acquaintanceship. I argue that the concept of "middle axioms" can be used as a mechanism for engagement with others in this society. Importantly, this approach does not require abandoning distinctive Christian commitments and foundational assumptions. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-4195 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/cb/cbx005 |
