Self, World, and Time
Ethics As Theology, Vol. 1
Published on 11. June 2013
128 pages
978-1-4674-3755-4 (ISBN)
Description
Self, World, and Time takes up the question of the form and matter of Christian ethics as an intellectual discipline. What is it about? How does Christian ethics relate to the humanities, especially philosophy, theology, and behavioral studies? How does its shape correspond to the shape of practical reason? In what way does it participate in the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ?Oliver O'Donovan discusses ethics with self, world, and time as foundation poles of moral reasoning, and with faith, love, and hope as the virtues anchoring the moral life. Blending biblical, historico-theological, and contemporary ideas in its comprehensive survey, Self, World, and Time is an exploratory study that adds significantly to O'Donovan's previous theoretical reflections on Christian ethics.
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Oliver O'Donovan is a fellow of the British Academy andprofessor emeritus of Christian ethics and practical theologyat the University of Edinburgh. His other books includeThe Desire of the Nations, The Ways of Judgment,and Resurrection and Moral Order.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Moral Awareness
- Introduction
- Waking
- World, Self, and Time
- The Mishaps of Ethics
- Chapter 2: Moral Thinking
- Reasonable Action
- The Poles of Reason
- Responsibility
- Ethics and Prayer
- Chapter 3: Moral Communication
- The "I" and the "We"
- Advice
- Authority
- Moral Teaching
- Chapter 4: Moral Theory
- Ethics between Science and Practice
- Moral Theology and the Narrative of Salvation
- Chapter 5: The Task of Moral Theology
- The Shape of Moral Theology
- Faith, Love, and Hope
- Chapter 6: The Trajectory of Faith, Love, and Hope
- The Root of Action
- Love and the World
- Hope and the Future
- Work and Rest
- Index of Names and Subjects
- Index of Scripture References
