Some Queries about Theological Ethics

In this paper I ask whether either theology or religious practice actually contribute to ethical theory or ethical practice. I rehearse well-known Humean arguments that they do not. I then reflect on the idea from Professor O’Donovan’s paper that it is virtuous for us to entertain hopes for redempti...

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Main Author: Blackburn, Simon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 199-205
Further subjects:B Theology
B Ethics
B Fulfilment
B Hume
B Virtue
B Religion
B Redemption
B Hope
B Kant
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Summary:In this paper I ask whether either theology or religious practice actually contribute to ethical theory or ethical practice. I rehearse well-known Humean arguments that they do not. I then reflect on the idea from Professor O’Donovan’s paper that it is virtuous for us to entertain hopes for redemption or for fulfilment and suggest that a careful weighing of these words may indicate otherwise.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946811435384