Holiness, Virtue, and Social Justice: Contrasting Understandings of the Moral Life

Being a Christian involves metaphysical, epistemological, and social commitments that set Christians at variance with the dominant secular culture. Because Christianity is not syncretical, but proclaims the unique truth of its revelation, Christians will inevitably be placed in some degree of confli...

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Main Author: Engelhardt, H. Tristram (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 1997
In: Christian bioethics
Year: 1997, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-19
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