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Book SynopsisThis study illuminates the early Christian understanding of wealth and poverty and how it impacted the formation of Christian identity.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. The Social, Economic, and Theological World of Early Christianity2. Wealth, Poverty, and Eschatology3. Wealth, Poverty, and Salvation4. Wealth, Poverty, and Koinonia5. Wealth, Poverty, and Ecclesiastical Control6. Wealth, Poverty, and Christian Identity7. Wealth, Poverty, and Christian Response in Contemporary SocietyIndexes

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Book SynopsisThis evangelical introduction provides a biblical, theological, ecological, and historical rationale for creation care, calling Christians to meet ecological challenges with courage and hope.Table of ContentsContentsForeword by Bill McKibbenPart I: Why Ecotheology?1. Introduction: The Stories behind the Story Our Stories The Structure of this Book2. In the Beginning: Listening to the Voice of Scripture The Problem God's Two Books Biblical Reasons for Creation Care3. The Voice of Creation: The Grandeur and the Groaning of the Earth The Grandeur of Creation The Scientist as Prophet The Groaning of CreationPart II: Exploring Ecotheology4. Voices in the Wilderness: Christianity's History with Creation Early Christianity Eastern Orthodox Christianity Western Christianity The Birth of Contemporary Christian Ecotheology5. The God of Burning Bushes: Trinity and Ecology Trinity Christology Pneumatology6. Restoring Eden: Ancient Theology in an Ecological Age Creation Sin Salvation and Redemption EschatologyPart III: Doing Ecotheology7. Breaking the Bonds: Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Lightly Developing an Ecotheological Mindset Ethics and Action Ecojustice and Oppression8. Heavenly Minded, Earthly Good: Embodying Down-to-Earth Living Staying Rooted Cultivating Awareness Practicing Centering Prayer Keeping the Sabbath Living Simply Resisting Consumerism Eating Justly Conserving Water Reducing Waste Keeping a Garden9. Earthen Vessels: Greening the Church Greening Leadership Greening Land and Space Greening Worship Greening MissionPart IV: Last Things10. Living As If: Resurrection Hope The Journey to Hope Living in HopeIndex

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Book SynopsisDenounces the ideological destruction of personal virtue, and remakes the link, unfashionable since the 1960s, between sex and society. This book argues that in the context of promiscuity, sex trafficking and social chaos, chastity can herald a different sexual freedom, and a recovery of community.Trade Review"More people remain single longer, if not for life, than ever before. In the face of this, coupled with popular cultural messages promoting an active sex life, Taylor's advocacy for chastity is timely and provocative. Drawing on personal interviews, social statistics and references to sources ranging from Freud to Bridget Jones, Taylor (Faith and Power: Christianity and Islam in ‘Secular' Britain) chastises what she deems to be a dangerous degree of sexual freedom. The book is at its best when describing the possibilities and benefits of chastity for the individual and society." -Publishers Weekly, December 15, 2008"Celibacy—chosen sexlessness—comes in for lots of ribbing in today's hypersexualized culture, as though it were an illness or a misfortune. Taylor takes a thoughtful new look at celibacy, reminding us that church traditions that once celebrated singlehood and virginity have turned against them. She makes an eloquent case for the faith and power inherent in chastity, which may yet again prove a bulwark within a culture where both closed and "open" marriages seem doomed to failure and where the yearning for connectedness not constrained by sexuality is widespread. Eye-opening and helpful; recommended for most collections."-Starred Review, Library Journal, January 2009"In a society obsessed with sexuality Jenny Taylor's elegant essay comes as a welcome and refreshing change." - Catholic Herald"Jenny Taylor's elegant essay comes as a welcome and refreashing change ... offers an interesting survey of contemporary attitudes." Catholic Herald, January 2009Review in Church Times, April 2009"...it is a well written, scholarly treatment of the subject and it will certainly make you think." The Irish Catholic, September 2009All God's Children - Vol 2.2 2010"The social dimension and implications of individual sexuality...[are] carefully developed and powerfully stated." -- Richard Norman, New DirectionsMention in Church of England Newspaper, February 2009Mention in Baptist Times, March 2009"This is an excellent, brave book and one which will delight and challenge in equal measure, and it is highly recommended." -Interserve Magazine "Very readable, with a good amount of anecdotal material, and an amusing style whish is at times enjoyably risqué ... certain to make an otherwise uneventful train journey pass more speedily." - New DirectionsMention in author's own article in The Times, February 2009Table of ContentsPreface; 1 The State We're In; 2 In the Image of Dog: Freud and his Disciples; 3 Sex and the Destruction of Childhood; 4 Virtue and the Vamp: Women as Culture Carriers; 5 The Church's Turn Against Chastity; 6 Alone Again - Naturally; 7 Sexuality for Society; 8 Surviving Chastity; Appendix: Contemplative exercises from The Shattered Lantern by Ronald Rolheiser SJ.; Selected Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis Cambridge Companion covers the field of Religion and AI comprehensively and provides an authoritative guide to the field. It introduces readers to topics on which there is already a good amount of literature, such as transhumanism, as well as new and emerging fields such as computer simulations of religion.

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Book SynopsisNotwithstanding their neglect in many histories of ideas in the West, the Cambridge Platonists constitute the most significant and influential group of thinkers in the Platonic tradition between the Florentine Renaissance and the Romantic Age. This anthology offers readers a unique, thematically structured compendium of their key texts, along with an extensive introduction and a detailed account of their legacy. The volume draws upon a resurgence of interest in thinkers such as Benjamin Whichcote, 1609â1683; Ralph Cudworth, 1618â1688; Henry More, 1614â1687; John Smith, 1618â1652, and Anne Conway 1631â1679, and includes hitherto neglected extracts and some works of less familiar authors within the group, like George Rust 1627?â1670; Joseph Glanvill, 1636â1680, and John Norris 1657â1712. It also highlights the Cambridge Platonistsâ important role in the history of philosophy and theology, influencing luminaries such as Shaftesbury, Berkeley, Leibniz, Joseph de Maistre, S.T. Coleridge,Table of Contents1. Cambridge Platonism: A Philosophical Introduction 2. The Cambridge Platonists: A Very Brief History 3. From the Latitude Men to the Cambridge Enlightenment: Anthologizing the Cambridge Platonists 4. From Campagnac to Taliaferro and Teply: Cambridge Platonist Anthologies Old and New 5. Conversion and Original Insight 6. Political Platonism and Early Sermons on Rational Theology 6*. The New Sect of Latitude Men: Religious Toleration and Moderation in Revolutionary and Restoration England 7. True Theism and the Philosophy of Religion 8. The Critique of John Calvin: Divine Fate Immoral 9. The Critique of Thomas Hobbes: Mechanistic Fate 10. The Critique of René Descartes: Infinity and Nullibism 11. The Critique of Jacob Böhme: The Critiques of Enthusiasm and Alchemistic Pantheism 12. The Critique of Baruch de Spinoza: Atheism and Hylozoism 13. The Character of Metaphysics 14. The Existence and Nature of God 15. Space 16. Nature 17. Body and Spirit 18. Intuitive Vision and the First Principle of Divine Goodness 19. Libertarian Freedom 20. Theoretical Reason and Knowledge 21. Practical Reason and Virtue 22. The Sources of Political Power 23. Faith and Reason 24. The Fall of the Soul and the Resurrection of the Body 25. Soul-Making Theodicy 26. Christ’s Sacrifice 27. The Conflagration and Restitution of All Things 28. The Reception History of the Cambridge Platonists

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Book SynopsisThis short book discusses the latest in terms of cosmologyâs knowns and unknowns and sets out to ascertain the potential of Orthodox Christian theology for accommodating the current scientific view of the universe. It also addresses one of cosmologyâs unknowns, the destiny of the self in the vastness of space, a topic that has caused angst since the dawn of modern science.The book examines, accordingly, the signs of a âœNew Copernican Turnâ within contemporary culture, favouring the self and its meaningful encounters with the infinite universe, at the forefront of which being the quest for a physics that views something akin to the self as undergirding reality, not as an inconsequential byproduct of natural phenomena. The book further shows that theological, spiritual, and religious forms of nature contemplation and wonder facilitate the selfâs creative intersection with the universe. It amounts to an exercise in science-engaged Orthodox theology that takes contemporary cosmology as a starting point.The intended audience of this book is scholars and researchers of science and religion, religious studies, philosophers, and theologians.

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Book SynopsisThis highly successful and popular book is now available in a thoroughly expanded and updated new edition. Alister E. McGrath, one of the world's leading theologians, provides readers with a concise and balanced introduction to Christianity as it has been interpreted by many of its greatest thinkers and commentators, from its beginning to the modern day. Theology: The Basic Readings, 3rd Edition comprises sixty-eight readings spanning twenty centuries of Christian history. To help readers engage with the material, each reading is accompanied by an introduction, comments, study questions, and a helpful glossary of terms used by its author. Readings are drawn from a broad theological spectrum and include both historical and contemporary, mainstream, and cutting-edge approaches Uses the Apostles' Creed as a framework to introduce readers to writings on key issues, such as faith, God, Jesus, creation, and salvation Represents two tTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix How to Use This Book xiii How to Engage a Reading xvi Christian Theology: A Historical Overview xviii The Apostles’ Creed xxv Chapter 1 Faith 1 Chapter 2 God 27 Chapter 3 Creation 47 Chapter 4 Jesus 70 Chapter 5 Salvation 94 Chapter 6 Spirit 118 Chapter 7 Trinity 140 Chapter 8 Church 162 Chapter 9 Sacraments 182 Chapter 10 Heaven 202 A Brief Glossary of Theological Terms 225 Sources of Readings 239 Index 245

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Book SynopsisThis book develops a thorough account of the sphere of human moral action in sustained dialogue with JÃrgen Moltmann. By examining God''s role as promise-giver, particularly in the Christian understanding of resurrection, this work describes the occupancy of both history and space in moral terms. This leads to an understanding of Jesus'' description of ''the kingdom of God'' to feature prominently in describing both the possibility and content of human moral action. By offering an account of each of the main doctrines found in Moltmann''s corpus - the role of the future, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and anthropology - this book locates how each contributes to the understanding of ethics from a Christian perspective and subsequently applies these findings to the contemporary issue of poverty and global economics.Trade Review'... there can be little doubt that those interested in exploring a rich theological foundation for Christian ethics will find much here of value.' Per Crucem ad Lucem blog 'Harvie offers an important contribution to the understanding of Moltmann’s theological project. Now that Moltmann’s Ethik der Hoffnung has been published, it will be instructive to see how well Harvie’s insights into Moltmann’s thought are reflected in Moltmann’s own project, as well as how much Moltmann may owe Harvie in enabling him to clarify the theological basis of his ethical thought.' International Journal of Public Theology ’...an appealing and absorbing examination of the ethical implications Moltmann’s theological project. For the uninitiated, Harvie provides a superb look at Moltmann’s theology in the first part of the study, specifically the roles of divine promise and eschatological hope...If you’re into Moltmann or ethics from a modern Christian theological perspective, then I would heartily recommend this volume.’ DiglottingTable of ContentsIntroduction Eschatology, Ethics and Jürgen Moltmann; Part I Doctrinal Considerations; Chapter 1 Hope and Promise; Chapter 2 Hope for the Kingdom of God; Chapter 3 Hope and the Spirit of God; Chapter 4 Hope in the Triune God; Part II Theological and Topical Considerations; Chapter 5 Time and Space for Hope; Chapter 6 Hope for Humanity; Chapter 7 Hope for the Economy;

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Book SynopsisThis book defends the fundamental place of the marital family in modern liberal societies. While applauding modern sexual freedoms, John Witte, Jr also defends the traditional Western teaching that the marital family is an essential cradle of conscience, chrysalis of care, and cornerstone of ordered liberty. He thus urges churches, states, and other social institutions to protect and promote the marital family. He encourages reticent churches to embrace the rights of women and children, as Christians have long taught, and encourages modern states to promote responsible sexual freedom and family relations, as liberals have long said. He counsels modern churches and states to share in family law governance, and to resist recent efforts to privatize, abolish, or radically expand the marital family sphere. Witte also invites fellow citizens to end their bitter battles over same-sex marriage and tend to the vast family field that urgently needs concerted attention and action.Trade Review'It is hard to imagine a better researched, better balanced, more clearly argued - but also more charitable - defense of what John Witte, Jr calls the traditional 'marital family'. Witte a legal scholar of unique historical insight, here spells out clearly why a culture of 'stable monogamous marriages' harmonizes contractual, spiritual, natural, social, communicative, and economic realities - while offering special protection for women, children, and the poor of whatever gender, race, or class. It is a compelling book of landmark dimensions.' Mark A. Noll, McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus, University of Notre Dame'The context of this engrossing, learned and far-ranging text is the way much of traditional family law has been elbowed aside in favor of new cultural and constitutional norms of sexual freedom, privacy and autonomy. For his encyclopedic knowledge and incisiveness, John Witte, Jr has no equal, and this is a fair-minded and wise attempt at the re-integration of state and faith-based institutions. I commend it unreservedly.' Iain R. Torrance, President Emeritus of Princeton Theological Seminary'Over many years, John Witte, Jr has made a profound contribution to global scholarship and debate on law and religion. He continues to do so, with great energy and insight, in this superb book. Written in the highest academic traditions of argument and counter-argument, this book justly deserves to become an enduring stimulus for debate on the importance of the marital family in human life.' Norman Doe, Cardiff University'Vintage Witte! Drawing on his deep wells of scholarship, and writing with characteristic clarity and charity, he offers church, state, and society a reasoned account and constructive model of the marital family as a continuing private and public good, worthy of voluntary commitment and legal support.' William Storrar, Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey'I am convinced that John Witte, Jr's circumspect research, careful evaluations and well-balanced arguments will not only provoke lively and fruitful discussions, but will also encourage the support and development of good and joy-generating practices in religious and secular communities.' Michael Welker, University of Heidelberg'Church, State, and Family: Reconciling Traditional Teachings and Modern Liberties is an extraordinary work of meticulous scholarship and a part of the Cambridge Studies in Law and Christianity. While an exceptional and unreservedly recommended addition to seminary, college and university library Contemporary Christian Doctrinal Issues collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists, it should be noted for students, academia, clergy, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject.' Jack Mason, Midwest Book Review'… attempts the impossible task of providing a valuable and nuanced perspective on the relationship between religious and secular law governing family in the United States and other common law counties … is a satisfying compromise and a worthy read.' Michael J. Broyde, Journal of Law and Religion'… remarkable rereading and prodigious reconstruction …' Mark D. Jordan, Journal of Law and Religion'John Witte offers a masterful overview of the history of religious and political thought about marriage in the West … Church, State, and Family offers a robust defense of (mostly) traditional ideas about marriage and family, grounded equally in theological doctrine, moral and political theory, and contemporary empirical research.' Brian H. Bix, Journal of Law and Religion'… impressively wide-ranging and admirably countercultural … he has in this book offered us a highly informative, thoroughly well-documented, and penetratingly searching analysis of an inescapably controversial case of contemporary state action.' Jonathan Chaplin, Journal of Law and Religion'Church, State, and Family provides an engaging argument for the importance of family to religion and to civil society … The book as a whole is an intellectual tour de force … will be an enduring book …' Frank S. Ravitch, Journal of Church and StateTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The first integrative Christian theories of family life: John Chrysostom and Augustine of Hippo; 2. Marriage as an office of nature and a sacrament of the church: Thomas Aquinas and Francisco Vitoria; 3. The marital family as social estate and covenant community: Martin Luther and John Calvin; 4. The domestic market: the family as matrix of modern economics; 5. The nature of family in seventeenth-century Christian thought: Hugo Grotius and John Selde; 6. The surprising liberal defense of the traditional marital family by enlightenment liberals; 7. The multidimensional family sphere: reconstructing traditional family teachings for modern liberal societies; 8. Why suffer the children? Overcoming the modern church's opposition to children's rights; 9. Why same-sex marriage should not lead to polygamy; 10. By the power vested in whom? What place for faith-based family laws in a liberal democracy?; 11. The dangers of private ordering; Concluding reflections.

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Book SynopsisDrawn from extensive study on biblical ethics, Grudem helps readers stop overcomplicating God's will and instead embrace the different ways in which they acquire wisdom for various situations in their lives.

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Book SynopsisIn Black, Quare, and Then to Where jennifer susanne leath explores the relationship between Afrodiasporic theories of justice and Black sexual ethics through a womanist engagement with Maât the ancient Egyptian deity of justice and truth. Maât took into account the historical and cultural context of each human’s life, thus encompassing nuances of politics, race, gender, and sexuality. Arguing that Maât should serve as a foundation for reconfiguring Black sexual ethics, leath applies ancient Egyptian moral codes to quare ethics of the erotic, expanding what relationships and democratic practices might look like from a contemporary Maâtian perspective. She also draws on Pan-Africanism and examines the work of Alice Walker, E. Patrick Johnson, Cheikh Anta Diop, Sylvia Wynter, Sun Ra, and others. She shows that together these thinkers and traditions inform and expand the possibilities of Maâtian justice with respect to Black sexual experiences. AsTrade Review“Shaped by a quare-womanist-vindicationist lens, jennifer susanne leath gives us a vision of justice—both old and new—centered in a deep, complex, and genre-shattering Black sexual ethics that is seething with justices that affirm our being and personhood. This exciting must-read offers us a new and more inclusive vision of a future for all.” -- Emilie M. Townes, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter University Distinguished Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society and Gender and Sexuality Studies, Vanderbilt University“Carving out a new pathway for grappling with the Du Boisian Negro problem and the perennial crisis of American democracy, Black, Quare, and Then to Where offers a creative, compelling, and stunning exploration into how Pan-Africanism and Black nationalism lay the epistemic groundwork for building a new Black sexual ethics. I don’t know of any other womanists, feminists, or ethicists since Black Power who frame justice as broadly as jennifer susanne leath does in this powerful book.” -- Terrence L. Johnson, author of * We Testify with Our Lives: How Religion Transformed Radical Thought from Black Power to Black Lives Matter *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. Introducing Maât 1 Part I. quare-womanist-vidicationist movement 1. A Prolegomenon to Justice Hermeneutics and Black Sexual Ethics 17 2. Naming (and Transforming) Justice: (Re)Imagining Black Sexual Ethics 35 Part II. justices 3. Flying Justice: Sun Ra’s Sexuality and Other Afrofutures 71 4. Heterexpectations: Jumping the Broom, Marriage, Democracy, and Entanglement Theory 101 5. Dancing Justice: Just Black HomoSexualities 137 6. Ancient Mixologies: Joel Augustus Rogers and Puzzling Interracial Intimacies 167 7. Black Web: Disrupting Transnational Pornographies for Post(trans)national Humanalities 205 Conclusion. Re-covering Maât 245 Notes 255 Bibliography 293 Index 313

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Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: RMPSFirst Teaching: August 2018First Exam: June 2019The only resource for RMPS at Higher level, by a bestselling author and expert in the field. Completely updated with the latest SQA assessment changes.This book provides comprehensive coverage of the updated Higher in Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies, but is also ideal for students across Scotland studying key topic areas in Morality and Belief as part of the broad general education and the senior phase of RME.- Written in a lively, accessible and engaging style that reflects real-life situations and moral issues- Highlights the importance of dealing with varieties of belief within religious traditions- Deals with up-to-date contemporary and topical issues in a highly practical manner

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Book SynopsisIf God rescues us to be his people, then how can our lives demonstrate our love for him? Luke Davis takes us on a journey through some of the big questions in the arena of Christian ethics, highlighting why our ideas matter. He helps us to have a firm grasp of what the issue is, what God’s Word has to say about it, and what practical impact that has on our lives. Trade ReviewLuke Davis has the incredible ability to engage his readers in productive thought and dialogue about issues that matter. -- Mickey Bowdon (Lead Partner, Bowdon Miller Shepherding Group)My 11th–grade Bible teacher knew how to teach apologetics and ethics. His lively, compelling lectures helped open my eyes to the importance of ideas for articulating, and living out, a robust faith. You’re holding his book in your hands. Written for teens and adults alike, this wide–ranging resource will orient you to the waterfront of ethical conundrums—none of which is hypothetical anymore. -- Matt Smethurst (Editor, The Gospel Coalition)Davis offers a road map to well–informed opinions about the critical issues of the day. He invites dialogue around matters that are sometimes muddled and often avoided in the midst of the ethical chaos which marks our current cultural moment. Peppered with anecdotes and soaked in Scripture, the reader learns to think carefully and live wisely. And all along the way, he makes room around the table for those who may not accept the Bible as authoritative. -- Tony Giles (Assistant Pastor, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Franklin, Tennessee)This work will provide a valuable resource to teacher and student alike as they consider the ethical issues of today. More importantly, this work provides the tools to develop a framework for critical thought on issues yet to be considered. -- Thomas L. Foley (Founder, Christian Educators Outreach; Pastor, Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church, Faber, Virgina)… an invaluable resource for teachers, parents, youth leaders, and anyone involved in educating and discipling young people. The complex issues and conflicting messages of a secular, social media driven, and divisive culture make discernment of truth, beauty, and right from wrong extremely challenging. -- Jim Marsh (Head of School Emeritus, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Missouri)

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Book SynopsisA deeply considered examination of the “common good” reconciling Catholic Social Thought with secular politics and philosophy The Second Vatican Council invites dialogue about the common good as the set of economic, political, legal, and cultural conditions for human flourishing, whether as individuals or as communities. However, some contemporary Catholic authors jeopardize this dialogue by polarizing liberalism and the common good, interpreting the commitment to individual liberty as incompatible with commitment to the common good. Human Dignity and Liberal Politics clarifies the meaning of the common good through the three lenses of Aristotelian practical philosophy, twentieth-century Catholic Social Thought, and political liberalism. It makes the case that embracing the common good does not entail a rejection of liberalism, but that a commitment to liberal politics is compatible with faithful adherence to the Catholic tradition. The book argues that liberal political philosophy is not only compatible with Catholic Social Teaching but may also be the most appropriate framework for communicating the richness of the Church’s tradition today. Furthermore, accepting political liberalism can facilitate collaboration in political life between those who hold different worldviews and foster an enriched discussion of democracy, human rights, and religious liberty. Students and scholars of Christian ethics and political philosophy will benefit from this response to the challenges of dialogue about the “common good” in the context of the resurgence of this topic.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations IntroductionChapter One: Three Lenses to View Common GoodsChapter Two: Aristotle ReconstructedChapter Three: Does Political Augustinianism Help?Chapter Four: Aquinas and Analogy: The Limits of Bounded RationalityChapter Five: Is Liberalism the Enemy? Chapter Six: The Role of Conflict in a Political Account of Common GoodsChapter Seven: Utopia and ApocalypseChapter Eight: Is Talk of the Common Good Inevitably Paternalistic?Chapter Nine: Fraught Common Goods: Integral Ecology, Humane EconomyChapter Ten: Culture as Common Good Epilogue BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisA thoughtful reflection on how the Francis revolution can address the practical concerns of ordinary Catholics on a range of contemporary issuesThe papacy of Pope Francis has ushered in remarkable changes for the Roman Catholic Church. From a new emphasis on collegiality in ecclesial governance to a transformed set of public priorities for the global Church, Francis's unique model of pontifical leadership has far-reaching implications for virtually every aspect of Catholic practice. Catholic moral theologyparticularly in the United Stateshas still not grappled fully with the emphases of Francis's pontificate. To address this lacuna, The Moral Vision of Pope Francis brings together a range of Catholic ethicists to reflect on Pope Francis's implicit approach to moral theology, establishing the unique insights of this first Jesuit pope. This evaluation of Pope Francis's teachings and actions draws out the moral vision animating his work and demonstrates how his moral vision should apply to Catholic ethical reflection on a range of contemporary issues. The Moral Vision of Pope Francis shows how the Francis revolution meaningfully addresses the practical concerns of Catholics in the United States.

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Book SynopsisA study of the deep historical roots of Catholic Social TeachingWhat is often neglected in studies of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is the underlying theology that it presumes, especially the biblical and patristic roots that have forged a broader tradition of social thought than is found in the more recent writings of the Catholic hierarchy. Sacred and Social fills this gap by providing an extended analysis of the Catholic understanding of the human person, especially the beliefs in human dignity and humanity's essentially social nature. Himes argues that, before the documents of the modern papacy, a rich tradition already shaped and informed the Catholic lens on social reality. He illustrates the theological basis for the ethical commitments of CST with the fundamental theological themescreation, incarnation, Trinity, Body of Christthat gave rise to the Catholic social imagination.

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Book SynopsisGerhard Ebelings einstige Dissertation über Luthers Evangelienauslegung wurde 1938 fertiggestellt. Wegen (bzw. trotz) der schwierigen Zeitverhältnisse erschien sie erst (bzw. noch) 1942. Während der sechziger Jahre wurde sie mehrfach nachgedruckt, war aber lange vergriffen. In mancher Hinsicht verrät sie die Spuren ihrer Entstehungszeit. Das trifft selbstverständlich auf die beigezogene, entsprechend weit zurückliegende Fachliteratur zu, zeigt sich aber auch an der theologischen Prägung durch die dialektische Theologie und den Kampf der Bekennenden Kirche.Gleichwohl darf das Buch über seinen Materialreichtum hinaus als ein in seinen Grundzügen bahnbrechendes Werk der Luther-Forschung gelten. Die von Karl Holl in der Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1920 vorgetragene Abhandlung über "Luthers Bedeutung für den Fortschritt der Auslegungskunst" wurde hier in eigenständiger Weise aufgegriffen und weitergeführt, nun konzentriert auf die bis dahin wenig ausgeschöpfte, vornehmlich in Predigten überlieferte Evangelienauslegung. In methodischer Hinsicht wird dabei vornehmlich den Wandlungen Beachtung gewidmet, die in Luthers Exegese und Hermeneutik festzustellen sind, sowie mit besonderer Ausführlichkeit dem Verhältnis der Auslegungstradition. Zugleich aber ist die Arbeit umfassend ausgerichtet auf die Hauptlinien der hermeneutischen Entwicklung Luthers und auf den theologischen Gesamtzusammenhang dessen, was uns in seiner Evangelienauslegung entgegentritt.

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Book SynopsisIn seiner Habilitationsschrift 'Akt und Sein' (1931) erörtert Dietrich Bonhoeffer im Dialog mit zeitgenössischen Positionen die Bedeutung von Transzendentalphilosophie und Ontologie für die systematische Theologie. Unter Einbeziehung von 'Sanctorum Communio' und anderen frühen Schriften Bonhoeffers rekonstruiert Christiane Tietz-Steiding die vernunftkritische Erkenntnistheorie, die als origineller Beitrag dieses Bonhoefferschen Frühwerks gelten kann. Dabei wird die zentrale Überzeugung des jungen Bonhoeffer deutlich: Nicht die Selbstverkrümmung der ratio in der Philosophie kann dem Menschen ein angemessenes Selbstverständnis eröffnen, sondern nur ein der Offenbarung zugewandter Glaube, in dem die Verkrümmtheit der menschlichen Vernunft aufgebrochen wird. Indem der Mensch sein Sein im Akt des Glaubens versteht, kommt er zu sich selbst.Christiane Tietz-Steiding zeigt - im Unterschied zur bisherigen, allzuoft glättenden Bonhoeffer-Interpretation - Brüche und Unstimmigkeiten in Bonhoeffers Argumentation auf und macht darüber hinaus deutlich, weshalb Bonhoeffer sich später von 'Akt und Sein' inhaltlich distanzieren mußte. Mit der Rekonstruktion von Bonhoeffers Auseinandersetzung mit Philosophen und Theologen seiner Zeit (Heidegger, Barth, Bultmann, Gogarten u.a.) gibt sie zugleich eine problemorientierte Einführung in die philosophische und theologische Diskussion der zwanziger Jahre.

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Book SynopsisTo understand reality in terms of what is possible has methodological implications which a contemplative philosophy makes explicit. The goal is no longer to determine how things are or must be but rather to provide an overview of how they could be and the diversity with which they already appear. The function of philosophy is not the discovery of a single answer but rather a careful description of the diversity and the heterogeneity of possible answers in different contexts and practices. This approach, inspired by Wittgenstein, was applied to the philosophy of religion by Dewi Z. Phillips (1934-2006) in particular. This volume explores his contemplative philosophy of religion in an intense and lively discussion, showing how the description of religious faith and the access to its practice and language change unexpectedly and provocatively in this way of thinking.

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Book SynopsisBy its very nature, the ideals of religion entail sin and failure. Judaism has its own language and framework for sin that expresses themselves both legally and philosophically. Both legal questions – circumstances where sin is permissible or mandated, the role of intention and action – as well as philosophical questions – why sin occurs and how does Judaism react to religious crisis – are considered within this volume. This book will present the concepts of sin and failure in Jewish thought, weaving together biblical and rabbinic studies to reveal a holistic portrait of the notion of sin and failure within Jewish thought.Trade Review“Although he is a profoundly learned man, he wears his learning lightly in his lucid, witty and wholly winning new book. … Dr. Esther Hess, a colleague of my wife, always poses a thematic question to the guests at her Shabbat dinners, which invariably leads to table talk of extraordinary richness and meaning as each of us proposes an answer. The thought occurred to me as I read Sin•a•gogue that David Bashevkin has provided enough questions to sustain the participants in a thousand such meals.” — Jonathan Kirsch, the Jewish Journal -- Jonathan Kirsch * Jewish Journal *“[Bashevkin] has succeeded in writing an entertaining, edifying, and eclectic (if at times a bit too much so) survey of an important aspect of Jewish thought. ‘A person cannot stand on words of Torah until they have caused him to stumble,’ Bashevkin quotes from the Talmud, and those who stumble across Sin-a-gogue will no doubt discover, within its pages, much to stand on.” —Ilana Kurshan, The Forward * The Forward *“In Sin•a•gogue, David Bashevkin, director of education at NCSY and instructor at Yeshiva University, has chosen a subject that most of us shy away from discussing – sin and failure. He has penned a thought-provoking, well-written study about sin and failure in contemporary life, as seen through the lens of classical Jewish thought and contemporary Jewish thinkers. … It is a fascinating study of Judaism’s attitude toward sin and failure that provides the reader with a better understanding of human nature, and the constructive role that failure can play in our lives.” —Alan Rosenbaum, The Jerusalem Post -- Alan Rosenbaum * The Jerusalem Post *“Bashevkin ... presents the reader with a series of powerful, dark-of-night meditations on sin and failure in Jewish thought that are wonderfully offset by his eccentric and irrepressible sense of humor. Prayerful yet not preachy, sophisticated yet unburdened by jargon, the book is a highly appealing guide to teshuvah for postmodern readers.” —Henry Abramson, Jewish Action * Jewish Action *“Too many of us find ourselves staying up late to gawk at cable news shows. We scour Facebook for any sign of our friends expressing opinions we find unacceptable. We insist that our every conversation—about literature or film, about history or art, about our careers or our families or our future—be repurposed as a partisan polemic. We’re exhausted. Our rage yields no result. Increasingly, we feel as if we’re failing at life. How fortunate, then, that we’ve just the book to guide us along in this uncertain season. Entitled Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought, it’s a meditation on sin and failure in Jewish thought, and its insights couldn’t be any timelier or any more essential. ” —Leil Leibovitz, Tablet“In Sin•a•gogue, author Rabbi David Bashevkin has written a remarkable book that analyzes the nature of sin. … Bashevkin has done a remarkable job of explaining the Jewish approach to sin. For many, they may think it is closer to the mortifications of Opus Dei; when it is, in fact, just the opposite. Do not think that Bashevkin minimizes the effect of sin. Just the opposite. He makes it eminently clear its devastating effects. However, he also shows that sins can be rectified, and that there was only one acher. If Bashevkin is guilty of any sin, it is that of brevity, in this all too short remarkable work. At a brief 145 pages, this fascinating book shows what a gifted and quick-witted writer he is. To which the reader is left, like a sinner, desirous, wanting much more.” —Ben Rothke, The Times of Israel“Outside of the High Holidays, Jews don’t talk much about sin or failure. Rabbi David Bashevkin, director of education at NCSY and instructor at Yeshiva University, has written an in-depth but very readable book about sin and failure, tracing how Judaism discusses the topic from the Bible, through rabbinic literature, up to modern times. His sources range from the Talmud to Hassidic masters such as Rabbi Nachman, contemporary rabbinic greats, including Moshe Feinstein, Rav Hunter, social scientists and literary giants, current news sources and pop culture, all fully annotated. … His message is simple: sin and failure is part of life, along with the struggle for spirituality and redemption. This book is highly recommended for academic libraries.” —Harvey Sukenic, Hebrew College Library, AJL Reviews“Sin•a•gogue is an invalu­able resource for any­one who seeks to bet­ter under­stand the roles that sin and fail­ure play in each of our lives. … [Bashevkin] can add Sin•a•gogue proud­ly to his resume as a true accomplishment.” —Rab­bi Marc Katz, Jewish Book Council“Sin•a•gogue is an invalu­able resource for any­one who seeks to bet­ter under­stand the roles that sin and fail­ure play in each of our lives. … [Bashevkin] can add Sin•a•gogue proud­ly to his resume as a true accomplishment.”— Rabbi Marc Katz, Jewish Book Council“An idea of sin, at least from a vernacular perspective, easily denotes immorality and a description of the worst parts of humanity. In the context of religious institutions, a vocabulary of sin and sinfulness underwrites ideas of discipline, prohibition and the control of the behaviour and actions of individuals. … From this perspective, the place of sin in an account of religious experience and thought has an awkward and unwanted position. For David Bashevkin, however, such a view is reductive, because it misses the more subtle and important role played by conceptions of sin in the formation of the individual. Countering a reductive view of sin, Sin•a•gogue sets out the role of sin as a heuristic tool in Jewish thought. … What Bashevkin reveals is an idea of individuality, which can only exist because of the very possibility of sin, and an individuality that can be strengthened and enriched through our struggle with our own failure.”— Mark A. Hutchinson, University of York, UK, Journal of Modern Jewish StudiesTable of ContentsTable of ContentsForewordIntroduction: The Stories We TellSection I: The Nature of SinWhat We Talk About When We Talk About SinSin’s Origins and Original SinSick, Sick Thoughts: Intention and Action in SinWhat to Wear to a Sin: Negotiating With SinCan Sinning Be Holy?Does God Repent?Section II: Case Studies in Sin and FailureOnce a Jew Always a Jew? What Leaving Judaism Tells Us About JudaismWhen Leaders FailAn Alcoholic Walks into a Bar: Putting Yourself in Sin’s PathRabbi’s Son Syndrome: Why Religious Commitment Can Lead to Religious FailureJonah and the Varieties of Religious Motivation: Religious Frustration as a Factor in Religious MotivationSection III: Responses to Sin and FailureI Kind of Forgive You: Half Apologies and Half RepentanceTo Whom It May Concern: Rabbinic Correspondence on Sin and FailureIndexBibliographyPermissionsAcknowledgements

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Book SynopsisMaimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed addressed Jews of his day who felt challenged by apparent contradictions between Torah and science. We Are Not Alone: A Maimonidean Theology of the Other uses Maimonides’ writings to address Jews of today who are perplexed by apparent contradictions between the morality of the Torah and their conviction that all human beings are created in the image of God and are the object of divine concern, that other religions have value, that genocide is never justified, and that slavery is evil. Individuals who choose to emphasize the moral and universalist elements of Jewish tradition can often find support in positions explicitly held by Maimonides or implied by his teachings. We Are Not Alone offers an ethical and universalist vision of traditionalist Judaism.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface1. Jewish Voices Rejected; A Jewish Voice Affirmed2. We Are Not Alone3. Election/Chosen People4. The Convert as the Most Jewish of Jews5. Aher—then, Now, and in the Future: Othering the Other in Judaism6. Tolerance7. ChristianityConclusionBibliography

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Book SynopsisMany regions of the world whose histories include war and violent conflict have or once had strong ties to Orthodox Christianity. Yet policy makers, religious leaders, and scholars often neglect Orthodoxy's resources when they reflect on the challenges of war.Through essays written by prominent Orthodox scholars in the fields of biblical studies, church history, Byzantine studies, theology, patristics, political science, ethics, and biology, Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War presents and examines the Orthodox tradition's nuanced and unique insights on the meaning and challenges of war with an eye toward their contemporary relevance. This volume is structured in three parts: Confronting the Present Day Reality, Reengaging Orthodoxy's Tradition, and Constructive Directions in Orthodox Theology and Ethics. Each exemplifies the value of interdisciplinary reflection on war and the potential for the Eastern Orthodox tradition to enhance ecumenical and interfaith discussTrade Review“This book brings together a number of Orthodox perspectives that are timely, informative yet original, and constructive. Most theological treatments of the ethics of war are Catholic and Protestant, and Orthodox Christians offer a fascinating perspective that might stimulate imaginative thinking and chisel away at some impasses. The volume provides a wonderful springboard for a serious conversation to happen.” —Tobias Winright, Hubert Mäder Endowed Chair of Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University“Through essays by prominent Orthodox scholars across many fields, this collection presents and examines the Orthodox tradition’s nuanced and unique insights on the meaning and challenges of war with an eye toward their contemporary relevance.” —Publishers Weekly“Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War makes an important contribution to the scholarly conversation on how Orthodoxy views the ethics of war and peace. Since it includes essays from a variety of scholars with expertise in various subdisciplines of religious studies and theology, this study stands alone as an integrated collection of diverse scholarly treatments of the subject matter.” —Philip LeMasters, McMurry University and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary"Orthodox Christian thought on the phenomenon of war remains largely unknown in the West, an imbalance that this path-breaking volume successfully amends. These twelve essays grapple with biblical, patristic, historical and theological sources, presenting critical insights through a diverse range of perspectives and methodologies. This volume will no doubt become the standard point of departure for subsequent scholarly discussions of this topic among Eastern Orthodox Christians, as well as for all those seeking meaningful and novel options in the endeavor to understand the complex and disturbing reality of war." —Rev. Maximos Constas, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology"Protestants and Catholics are heirs to two traditions regarding war and peace—'Just War Theory' and 'Christian Pacifism.' While Eastern Orthodoxy has no systematic stance on war or military service, this collection demonstrates that it can cast new light on the debate, providing evidence of distinct approaches to the question and a critique of those who maintain that orthodox teaching can be subsumed under those developed by Western Christianity. Beyond a general consensus that no war is just but is at best a lesser evil, this book displays some surprising vantages." —Library Journal

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Book SynopsisEconomists investigate the workings of markets and tend to set ethical questions aside. Theologians often dismiss economics, losing insights into the influence of market incentives on individual behavior. Mary L. Hirschfeld bridges this gap by showing how a humane economy can lead to the good life as outlined in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.Trade Review[An] outstanding book about economics and ethics…If we can better order our lives—and in Hirschfeld’s account, most of us need to—then we can achieve better markets and create more just market systems. -- Jonathan Tran * Christian Century *For those seeking succinct, clear and accurate accounts of the Thomist understanding of the human person and the presuppositions of economics, this book could hardly be bettered. -- Frank Litton * Irish Catholic *[Hirschfeld] integrates economic research into a ‘philosophic and theological discussion about the human good and human happiness.’ This knowledge may not be quantified in pie charts, by Wall Street, or within algorithms, but Hirschfeld insists that wisdom lies beyond the labs and the think-tanks…Aquinas and the Market begins a necessary conversation between economic and theological sectors, in the academy and, one hopes, outside the ivory towers and seminaries, to calculate our ultimate worth. -- John L. Murphy * PopMatters *Excellent…Hirschfeld offers an attractive and sophisticated model for how theology should approach economics. -- Derek S. Jeffreys * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *We are not lacking in Christian critiques of neoclassical economics. Rarely do these come from a Harvard-trained economist turned Catholic theologian. In order to diagnose just how the rational choice model frustrates, rather than facilitates, the pursuit of happiness, we must get clear on the nature of genuine human flourishing. In a book both acute and winsome, pragmatic and visionary, Hirschfeld turns to Thomas Aquinas for inspiration. Only with an adequate anthropology in hand can we understand both why economic analysis works as well as it does, and why it ultimately leads us astray. Freed from the pursuit of maximal utility, we can begin to build a humane economy. A wise and urgently-needed contribution! -- Jennifer Herdt, Yale UniversityIn Aquinas and the Market, Mary Hirschfeld takes on the demanding task of relating religion—particularly Christianity—and the discipline of economics. Uniquely qualified, she accomplishes the task with insight and elegance. The book is well-written, timely, and a ‘must-read’ for both scholars and students interested in the relation of faith and economics. -- Daniel Finn, Saint John’s UniversityWhile most theological reflections and critiques of the economy are often sorely deficient in economic understanding, Aquinas and the Market fills this void, offering careful analysis of the moral thought of Aquinas and its relevance to economics. Hirschfeld writes with clarity, providing a foundation upon which to better understand Aquinas’s project on its own terms. -- Andrew Yuengert, Pepperdine UniversityHirschfeld shows that the rational choice model of economists is too weak to make coherent sense of human well-being, even in matters economic. She proposes that we take the best insights of the economists and embed them in a more comprehensive account of practical reason, such as that of Thomas Aquinas. This kind of thought experiment is long overdue. -- Russell Hittinger, University of TulsaExcellent…Lays out a Thomistic approach to mainline economics. -- John Ehrett * Between Two Kingdoms *Deeply researched, carefully argued, and provides an important perspective on the prospects of bringing theology and economics into a productive dialogue. Hirschfeld represents an important voice in seeking to bring these two distinct fields together in an interdisciplinary manner. -- James Brumbaugh * Reading Religion *

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Book SynopsisRecovers the religious origins of the War on DrugsMany people view the War on Drugs as a contemporary phenomenon invented by the Nixon administration. But as this new book shows, the conflict actually began more than a century before, when American Protestants began the temperance movement and linked drug use with immorality.Christian Nationalism and the Birth of the War on Drugs argues that this early drug war was deeply rooted in Christian impulses. While many scholars understand Prohibition to have been a Protestant undertaking, it is considerably less common to consider the War on Drugs this way, in part because racism has understandably been the focal point of discussions of the drug war. Antidrug activists expressedand still do express--blatant white supremacist and nativist motives. Yet this book argues that that racism was intertwined with religious impulses. Reformers pursued the civilizing mission, a wide-ranging project that sought to protect child races from harmful influences while remodeling their cultures to look like Europe and the United States. Most reformers saw Christianity as essential to civilization and missionaries felt that banning drugs would encourage religious conversion and progress. This compelling work of scholarship radically reshapes our understanding of one of the longest and most damaging conflicts in modern American history, making the case that we cannot understand the War on Drugs unless we understand its religious origins.Trade Review"The American crusade against intoxicants began earlier than you might think. An in-depth reassessment of the war on drugs, with lessons for students of American religion, crime, and white supremacy." * Kirkus Reviews *"There is a long history to the war on drugs that began in the Nixon administration, and it is one closely tied to Protestant Christianity, argues Monteith. This groundbreaking work will be appreciated particularly by scholars, but those with an interest in history or Christian history will likely find it engaging as well." * Library Journal *"Quite thorough in its scope and features theological, legal, racist, and cultural trends as they related to the war on drugs. . . . Solid historically, important culturally and politically, and eye opening religiously. " -- Gary Laderman, Goodrich C. White Professor of American Religious History and Cultures, Emory College"A superb analysis of one of America’s most enduring social problems. Monteith’s historical research, coupled with his astute engagement with theories of religion, make this a groundbreaking contribution to many fields. " -- Cara Burnidge, author of A Peaceful Conquest: Woodrow Wilson, Religion, and the New World Order

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Book SynopsisThis introductory textbook establishes theatrical improvisation as a model for Christian ethics, helping Christians embody their faith in the practices of discipleship. Clearly, accessibly, and creatively written, it has been well received as a text for courses in Christian ethics. The repackaged edition has updated language and recent relevant resources, and it includes a new afterword by Wesley Vander Lugt and Benjamin D. Wayman that explores the reception and ongoing significance of the text.Table of ContentsContentsPreface to the 2018 EditionIntroductionPart 1: Plowing1. Ethics as Theology2. Theology as Narrative3. Narrative as Drama4. Drama as ImprovisationPart 2: Planting5. Forming Habits6. Assessing Status7. Accepting and Blocking8. Questioning Givens9. Incorporating Gifts10. Reincorporating the LostPart 3: Reaping11. A Threatening Offer: Human Evil12. A Threatening Offer: Flawed Creation13. A Promising Offer: Perfectible Bodies14. A Promising Offer: Unlimited FoodEpilogueAfterword Wesley Vander Lugt and Benjamin D. WaymanIndexes

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Book SynopsisAs ecological degradation continues to threaten permanent and dramatic changes for life on our planet, the question of how we can protect our imperiled Earth has become more pressing than ever before. In this book, Daniel Scheid draws on Catholic social thought as the foundation for a new type of interreligious ecological ethics, which he calls the cosmic common good, that sees humans as just a part of the greater whole of the cosmos. The cosmic common good emphasizes the instrumental and intrinsic value of nature and the integral connection between religious practice and the pursuit of the common good.Scheid begins his analysis by rooting his vision of the cosmic common good in the classical doctrines of creation found in the works of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas and in Thomas Berry''s interpretation of the evolutionary cosmic story. He goes on to explore conceptions of a cosmic common good in other traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and American Indian religion. Scheid demonstraTrade ReviewThe Cosmic Common Good will be a fine addition to academic libraries and highly appropriate for use in undergraduate courses on ethics, ecological studies, world religions, and comparative religions. The mix of primary and secondary sources Scheid engages competently provide excellent beginnings for scholarly research. Also helpful for advancing research are his informative endnotes, extensive bibliography, and index. * Jame Schaefer, Journal of Religion *This volume will be a valuable addition to the undergarduate, graduate, and seminary courses in ecological ethics, potentially opening the way towards more robust interreligious converstion about ecological concerns and providing the necessary methodological tools. * Margaret R. Pfeil, Journal of Catholic Social Thought *Scheid creates an innovative amalgam of ancient and modem theological insights and is to be lauded for attempting to overcome some of the inherent difficulties of hammering out a common interreligious ecological ethic by proposing a theoretical framework for a worldview that is centered on the cosmic common good. This kind of unity is precisely what the world needs if humanity is going to overcome the ecological crisis that threatens its existence. * Jeremiah Vallery, Religious Studies Review *Given the suffering caused by ecological degradation to humans and other creatures alike, theology is tasked in our day to bring the natural world back into view as a subject of religious and moral importance. In this broadly researched and clearly written book, Scheid sets out to do just that with one keystone element of Catholic social teaching: the common good. Not only does he rethink features of this principle, expanding it in an ecological direction, but he places this principle in dialogue with Hindu, Buddhist, and American Indian traditions. The point of arrival is an interreligious vision of the cosmic common good which can serve as a basis for ethical action to protect the planet, or 'to care for God's creation' in Catholic language... Toward that end this book makes a superb contribution. * Elizabeth A. Johnson, Theological Studies *Table of ContentsPreface ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter One: The Cosmic Common Good as a Ground for Interreligious Ecological Ethics ; Part I: A Catholic Cosmic Common Good ; Chapter Two: A Catholic Cosmic Common Good: Overview and Prospects ; Chapter Three: Classical Sources for a Catholic Cosmic Common Good: Augustine and Thomas Aquinas ; Chapter Four: Thomas Berry and an Evolutionary Catholic Cosmic Common Good ; Chapter Five: Earth Solidarity ; Chapter Six: Earth Rights ; Part II: The Cosmic Common Good and Interreligious Ecological Ethics ; Chapter Seven: Comparative Theology and Ecological Ethics ; Chapter Eight: Hindu Traditions: Dharmic Ecology ; Chapter Nine: Buddhist Traditions: Interdependence ; Chapter Ten: American Indian Traditions: Balance with All Our Relations ; Conclusion: An Interreligious Cosmic Common Good ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis book walks readers through relevant Scripture passages on the topic of conciencea largely neglected topic in the church todayto offer guiding principles and practical advice for aligning our consciences with God's will.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1985 as Les sources de la morale chrétienne, this work has been recognised by scholars worldwide as one of the most important books in the field of moral theology. It’s now available for the first time in an English translation, which includes a new preface.Trade ReviewPinckaers' wonderful book is characterized by a return to the centrality of the virtues for how one thinks about the moral life. . . ." ―First Things"This work provides a succinct overview of the history of moral theology, written with a sureness of touch developed by long years of research. . . . There is no comparable single work in English which explains what moral theology is and what it is about."―Brian V. Johnstone, C.Ss.R., Alphonsian Academy, Rome"A very readable translation of Pinckaers's award-winning work in foundational ethics...." ―Religious Studies Review

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction to this Edition by Fr. Alfred Wierzbicki Author's Introduction Part I. Morality as the Field Proper to Ethics 1. The Problem of the Experience of Morality 2. Experience and understanding 3. From a Pre-scientific to a Philosophical Understanding 4. Understanding and Interpretation 5. The Debate about the Interpretation of Morality 6. The Interpretation of Morality as the Uncovering of its Aspects Part II. The Normativity of Ethics & the Responsibility of the Person 1. The Understanding of Morality and the Questions of Ethics 2. The World of Norms—Their Analogical Character 3. An Attempt at a Closer Determination of Moral Norms 4. Utilitarianism: Is it only a debate about the foundations of the norms of morality? 5. Utilitarianism & Teleology 6. Norms as Truths about Goodness 7. Norms and Exemplarism 8. Ethics—A Normative Science or a Practical One? Part III. The Natural Law & Personalist Norms 1. The Full Profile of Ethics 2. The Limits of a Practical Science 3. The Limits of a Normative Science

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