The ethics of evangelism: a philosophical defense of proselytizing and persuasion
Foundational issues -- Epistemological/ethical objections to proselytizing -- Proselytizing and the integrity/freedom of individuals and societies -- Liberal objections to proselytizing -- A defence of proselytizing -- Criteria to evaluate proselytizing -- Some concluding considerations
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Downers Grove, Ill.
IVP Academic
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Evangelization
/ Conversion
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Apologetics
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| Further subjects: | B
Evangelistic work
Ethics
B Evangelistic work Philosophy |
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| Summary: | Foundational issues -- Epistemological/ethical objections to proselytizing -- Proselytizing and the integrity/freedom of individuals and societies -- Liberal objections to proselytizing -- A defence of proselytizing -- Criteria to evaluate proselytizing -- Some concluding considerations Why do religious people attempt to persuade others of their beliefs? What are the current objections to the religious practice of proselytizing? Is proselytizing an ethically defensible practice? Are there kinds of proselytizing activities that are ethically questionable? Elmer John Thiessen responds to questions like these in an effort to provide a philosophical defense of proselytization, or religious persuasion, as an ethical practice. Thiessen examines and refutes current cultural and academic objections to religious proselytizing and offers a thorough ethics of evangelism. - Publisher |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. [254] - 274 |
| Physical Description: | XII, 285 S., 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0830839275 |