The Ethics of Responsibility and the Question of Humanism
This essay outlines an account of ‘theological humanism’ as a new form of theology of culture. I trace the connection between theological humanism and an ethics of responsibility dedicated to respecting and enhancing the integrity of life. I argue that without a ‘theological’ humanism we risk the re...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Oxford University Press
2004
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Literature and theology
Ano: 2004, Volume: 18, Número: 3, Páginas: 251-270 |
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| Resumo: | This essay outlines an account of ‘theological humanism’ as a new form of theology of culture. I trace the connection between theological humanism and an ethics of responsibility dedicated to respecting and enhancing the integrity of life. I argue that without a ‘theological’ humanism we risk the reduction of values to human purposes, and yet without a theological ‘humanism’ religious conviction is unconstrained by moral purpose. In our age of religious violence and ecological crisis, what is needed in ethics is a renewed vision of the moral vocation of human beings not against but within the wider compass of life on earth. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/18.3.251 |