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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455071103321

Autore

Fergusson David

Titolo

Community, liberalism, and Christian ethics [[electronic resource] /] / David Fergusson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 1998

ISBN

9780511002971

0-511-05318-5

0-511-14939-5

0-511-00297-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

New studies in Christian ethics

Disciplina

241

Soggetti

Christian ethics - Reformed authors

Communitarianism

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. 206-216) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; General editor's preface; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Christian ethical distinctiveness; CHAPTER THREE Ecclesial ethics ... Stanley Hauerwas; CHAPTER FOUR Moral realism in recent philosophy; CHAPTER FIVE Virtue, tradition, and God ... Alasdair MacIntyre; CHAPTER SIX Communitarianism and its critics; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an examination of current issues in the related fields of moral philosophy and Christian theology. It raises the question of whether and to what extent Christian moral presuppositions are distinctive or are held in common with other persons and communities.