The nature of ethics has been the subject of much controversy and
argument in recent decades. Theological Ethics and Global
Dynamics tackles these various debates, offering a
wide-ranging, comprehensive, and provocative statement of the
nature of theological ethics in global times.
* * Offers an accessible, lively, and provocative statement of the
nature of moral philosophy and theological ethics in contemporary
times.
* Tackles various perspectives on debates about distinctly
Christian ethics.
* Argues that we need to reframe the arena in which moral
questions are asked.
* Engages a range of positions, exploring distinctively modern
issues such as moral and cultural relativism, globalization,
problems of consumption and violence, and religious
pluralism.
* Addresses the complexity of certain ethical decisions, which
are difficult and far from clear-cut, and yet presents an ethical
understanding which is both humane and deeply religious.
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Dedication.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: Creation And World-Making.
1. Global Dynamics And The Integrity Of Life.
2. Pluralism In Creation.
3. Reconsidering Greed.
Part II: Time And Responsibility.
4. Timing Moral Cosmologies.
5. Love In The End Times.
6. From Toleration To Political Forgiveness.
Part III: Imagination And Conscience.
7. Sacred Texts And The Social Imaginary.
8. Comparing Religions, Comparing Lives.
9. On Moral Madness.
Postscript.
10. Presenting Theological Humanism.
Selected Bibliography.
Index of Names.
Index of Scripture.
Index of Subjects
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William Schweiker is Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of Chicago. An award-winning essayist, his publications include The Blackwell Companion to Religious Ethics (Ed., 2004), Power, Value and Conviction: Theological Ethics in the Postmodern Age (1998), Responsibility and Christian Ethics (1995) and Mimetic Reflection: A Study in Hermeneutics, Theology and Ethics (1990).