The Blackwell companion to religious ethics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by William Schweiker

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (636 p.)
• Disciplina: 205
• Soggetto topico: Religious ethics
• Altri autori: SchweikerWilliam
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- The Blackwell Companion to Religious Ethics -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- On Religious Ethics -- Part I Moral Inquiry -- 1 Reflection -- 1 Moral Theories -- 2 Moral Truth -- 3 Agents and Moral Formation -- 4 Ideas of Ethical Excellence -- 5 Practical Reasoning and Moral Casuistry -- 6 Authority and Religious Experience -- 2 Transmission -- 7 Text and Canon -- 8 Practices -- 9 Ritual -- 10 Saints and Exemplars -- 11 Law and Religion -- 3 Comparison -- 12 Norms, Values, and Metaphysics -- 13 Cosmology -- 14 Culture and Moral Pluralism -- 15 History of Religions -- 16 Comparison in Religious Ethics -- Part II Moral Traditions -- 1 Jewish Ethics -- 17 Jewish Ethics? -- 18 Foundations of Jewish Ethics -- 19 Ethics Differentiated from the Law -- 20 From Law to Ethics ... and Back -- 2 Christian Ethics -- 21 Christian Ethics? -- 22 Origins of Christian Ethics -- 23 Differentiation in Christian Ethics -- 24 Trajectories in Christian Ethics -- 3 Islamic Ethics -- 25 Muslim Ethics? -- 26 Origins of Islamic Ethics: Foundations and Constructions -- 27 Islamic Ethics: Differentiations -- 28 Muslim Ethical Trajectories in the Contemporary Period -- 4 Buddhist Ethics -- 29 Buddhist Ethics? -- 30 Origins of Buddhist Ethics -- 31 Cultural Differentiation in Buddhist Ethics -- 32 Buddhist Ethics: Trajectories -- 5 Indian/Hindu Ethics -- 33 Hindu Ethics? -- 34 Origins of Hindu Ethics -- 35 Differentiations in Hindu Ethics -- 36 Trajectories of Hindu Ethics -- 6 Chinese Ethics -- 37 Chinese Ethics? -- 38 Origins of Chinese Ethics -- 39 Differentiations in Chinese Ethics -- 40 Trajectories of Chinese Religious Ethics -- 7 African Ethics -- 41 African Ethics? -- 42 Origins of African Ethics -- 43 Differentiations in African Ethics -- 44 Trajectories in African Ethics -- Part III Moral Issues -- 1 Systems -- 45 Economics. ; 46 Technology -- 47 Ecology -- 48 Nations -- 49 Global Dynamics -- 50 Religious Membership -- 2 Persons -- 51 Human Rights -- 52 Future Generations -- 53 Health -- 54 Body Culture -- 55 Religion and Religious War -- 56 Moral Development -- 57 Indigenous Peoples -- Standard English Usage Words -- Glossary of Basic Terms -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Written by internationally renowned scholars, this Companion maps the moral teachings of the world's religions, and also charts new directions for work in the field of religious ethics. Now available in paperback, this is a rich resource for understanding the moral teachings and practices of the world's religions Includes detailed discussions of issues in moral theory Offers extensive treatment of the world's major religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese religions and African religions Compares the
• Titolo autorizzato: The Blackwell companion to religious ethics
• ISBN: 1-280-19883-4; 9786610198832; 1-4051-6648-7; 0-470-99703-6; 1-4051-4444-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996210525203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Blackwell companions to religion.