Christian Ethics: Retrospect and Prospect

This SCE presidential address attempts an interpretation of the history of American Christian ethics that is simultaneously an intellectual autobiography. Seven types of Christian ethics receive attention: ecclesial-formational, Protestant social ethics, Niebuhrian, Catholic, evangelical, Hauerwasia...

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Main Author: Gushee, David P. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2018]
In: Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 3-20
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
KDG Free church
NCA Ethics
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Summary:This SCE presidential address attempts an interpretation of the history of American Christian ethics that is simultaneously an intellectual autobiography. Seven types of Christian ethics receive attention: ecclesial-formational, Protestant social ethics, Niebuhrian, Catholic, evangelical, Hauerwasian, and liberationist. The discipline is described as methodologically fractured and professionally endangered, especially in the case of its founding strand, Protestant social ethics. The essay ends with a call for mutual respect and support among Christian ethicists, sustained attention to one another's work, and shared efforts to advance the discipline.
ISSN:2326-2176
Contains:Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/sce.2018.0029