Behaving in Public: How to Do Christian Ethics
Why can't you behave? To some Christian ethicists, this is what the exasperated, paternalistic secular state asks unruly Christians when they use theological language in public discussion. Hence theology's supposed forced option: if it doesn't actively confront “the World,” then it re...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2011, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 664-666 |
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| Summary: | Why can't you behave? To some Christian ethicists, this is what the exasperated, paternalistic secular state asks unruly Christians when they use theological language in public discussion. Hence theology's supposed forced option: if it doesn't actively confront “the World,” then it retreats into liberalism and irrelevance., In his book, Nigal Biggar presents a way between the church militant and the church redundant. To him, behaving in public demands considerable virtue from Christian ethicists, including docility in listening, “tolerance-as-care, charity-as-respect and charity-as-optimal-construal” of another's position, patience, and “critical candor” when facing views that must be opposed (p. 75). |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csr095 |