For the Life of the World: Appreciation and Critique
There are many things in For the Life of the World (FLOW)1 that deserve mention, gratitude, and praise from a Protestant theological ethicist, many things that the Protestant churches might learn, emulate, and modify in light of their own commitments about salvation, sacrament, and union with God. I...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2022
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Theology today
Year: 2022, Volume: 78, Issue: 4, Pages: 365-374 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDF Orthodox Church NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Church B Pluralism B Human Rights B Orthodox B Tragedy |
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| Summary: | There are many things in For the Life of the World (FLOW)1 that deserve mention, gratitude, and praise from a Protestant theological ethicist, many things that the Protestant churches might learn, emulate, and modify in light of their own commitments about salvation, sacrament, and union with God. I mention three. I conclude by considering the view of moral tragedy that FLOW assumes. In recent years, several Protestant ethicists have been tempted to endorse a similar view. I offer reasons for Christians of all kinds to resist this temptation. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00405736211048795 |