A Retrospective Interpretation of American Religious Ethics, 1948-1998
Four developments have been central to the shaping of the field of religious ethics: (1) the shift from Christian ethics to religious ethics, (2) the dis- placement of normative ethics by descriptive, comparative, and analytical ethics, (3) growth in self-consciousness as philosophical assumptions h...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1997
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1997, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 3-22 |
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| Summary: | Four developments have been central to the shaping of the field of religious ethics: (1) the shift from Christian ethics to religious ethics, (2) the dis- placement of normative ethics by descriptive, comparative, and analytical ethics, (3) growth in self-consciousness as philosophical assumptions have come to articulation in critical philosophical consciousness, and (4) the ex- tension of the Social Gospel's traditional agenda into more and different practical social issues. However, this "map" of the field, drawn from 35,000 feet, shows that though the changes have, indeed, been significant, the continuities are far more pronounced (and interesting) than is generally admitted. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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