God and the Good: Does Morality Need Religion?
“Without religious belief, without the Living God, there could be no adequate answer to the persistently gnawing questions: What ought we to do? How ought I to live?.… Is this frequently repeated claim justified?.… I shall argue that the fact that God wills something—if indeed that is a fact—cannot...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1964
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Theology today
Year: 1964, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-58 |
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| Summary: | “Without religious belief, without the Living God, there could be no adequate answer to the persistently gnawing questions: What ought we to do? How ought I to live?.… Is this frequently repeated claim justified?.… I shall argue that the fact that God wills something—if indeed that is a fact—cannot be a fundamental criterion for its being morally good or obligatory and thus it cannot be the only criterion or the only adequate criterion for moral goodness or obligation.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057366402100106 |