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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449898103321

Autore

Gilman James Earl

Titolo

Fidelity of heart [[electronic resource] ] : an ethic of Christian virtue / / James E. Gilman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

1-280-47360-6

0-19-535039-1

1-4237-2674-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

241/.4

Soggetti

Christian ethics

Virtue

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Matters of the Heart; 2. Reenfranchising the Heart; 3. Love as a Christian Virtue; 4. Peace as a Christian Virtue; 5. Justice as a Christian Virtue; 6. Compassion as Public Covenant; 7. Educating the Heart for Compassion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

How do religious affections reshape the practice of Christian values like love, justice and compassion? How can they possess both universal truth and local meaning? This study answers such questions, while showing how Christians can practice these values in ways continuous with the life of Jesus.