'Responsible Living' or 'Responsible Self'? Bonhoefferian Reflections on a Vexed Moral Notion

The essay explains why, for Christians, responsible acting and living means responding to Christ and neighbour, and not to a `responsible self'. The history of the concept, `responsibility', is traced from its origin in Roman juridical language, by way of its being theologised in medieval...

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Main Author: Wannenwetsch, Bernd (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 125-140
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