Challenging Sociological Reductionism

The author analyzes Christian Smith's What Is a Person? from a Christian theological-ethical perspective, assessing the way in which he tackles sociological theories that reflect secularized and reductionist assumptions about the human person, and offering a friendly critique of the Christian p...

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Auteur principal: Gushee, David P. 1962- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
Dans: Journal of religious ethics
Année: 2014, Volume: 42, Numéro: 1, Pages: 138-145
Sujets non-standardisés:B Dignity
B Sociology
B Secularization
B Personalism
B scientistic reductionism
B Moral relativism
B Social Constructionism
B Virtue Ethics
B Humanism
B Personhood
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Résumé:The author analyzes Christian Smith's What Is a Person? from a Christian theological-ethical perspective, assessing the way in which he tackles sociological theories that reflect secularized and reductionist assumptions about the human person, and offering a friendly critique of the Christian personalist, humanist, and virtue ethic that he deploys to challenge his field.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jore.12047