Embodying Confident Agency: Luther's “Three Estates” as a Resource for Virtue Theory
Martin Luther's social writings (volumes 44-47 in the American edition) provide a robust account of human agency that might help Lutheran social ethics address contemporary crises of confidence. When Luther addresses concrete moral issues, he enriches his two-kingdoms frame with a focus on part...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Dialog
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 56, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 428-440 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CH Χριστιανισμός και Κοινωνία KAG Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1500-1648, Μεταρρύθμιση, Ανθρωπισμός, Αναγέννηση KDD Ευαγγελική Εκκλησία NBE Ανθρωπολογία NCC Κοινωνική Ηθική |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Virtue Theory
B Human Agency B Martin Luther B three estates B Moral Agency B Reformation ethics |
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| Σύνοψη: | Martin Luther's social writings (volumes 44-47 in the American edition) provide a robust account of human agency that might help Lutheran social ethics address contemporary crises of confidence. When Luther addresses concrete moral issues, he enriches his two-kingdoms frame with a focus on particular social roles such as ruler, merchant, soldier, parent, etc. This (often tacit) “three-estates” approach creates room for a distinctly Lutheran contribution to contemporary virtue theory by focusing on the functions served by particular social roles more than on individual self-chosen pathways of moral improvement. It also supports a prophetic affirmation of vocation against the contemporary breakdown of expectations and confidence in social roles. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12362 |