The disappearance of ethics: the 2021 St. Andrews Gifford lectures
"The 2021 Gifford Lectures by Oliver O'Donovan evaluate the state of ethics as a discipline and its relationship to theology"--
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | The Gifford lectures
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theological ethics
/ Crisis
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| IxTheo Classification: | NCA Ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
Religious aspects
Christianity
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Table of Contents Table of Contents (Aggregator) Blurb |
| Summary: | "The 2021 Gifford Lectures by Oliver O'Donovan evaluate the state of ethics as a discipline and its relationship to theology"-- What is the future of ethics? Oliver O’Donovan addresses a discipline in crisis in The Disappearance of Ethics. Based on the 2021 Gifford Lectures, this book contends that contemporary ethics has lost its object (good), frontier (time), and agent (person). O’Donovan traces the development of these concepts from Greek philosophy through early Christianity, the Enlightenment, and into the modern era. Engaging with a range of thinkers including Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Max Scheler, Karl Barth, and more, O’Donovan shows how ethics has lost its heart and how the field can regain its purpose. He completes his lectures by integrating theology and philosophy to recover ethics. Contemplating theological concepts such as creation, divine law, and justification undergirds ethics by generating “existential wonder.” With characteristic warmth and scholarly precision, O’Donovan reinvigorates ethical argument with theological insight. Scholars and students of Christian ethics will find his lectures equally provocative and inspiring. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | vii, 161 Seiten, 1 Porträt |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8028-8349-0 978-0-8028-8497-8 |
