Christian Ethics and the Moral Psychologies
Author | : Don S. Browning |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2006-05-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 0802831710 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780802831712 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psychological solutions advanced for a host of moral dilemmas. How should ethically minded Christians include insights from such disciplines as psychoanalysis, cognitive moral development, and neuroscience in their theological reflection? Don Browning offers a serious proposal for combining these disciplines with the best in ethical reflection from a Christian standpoint. Along the way, he introduces readers to the moral psychology work of Sigmund Freud, Carol Gilligan, Antonio Damasio, and others, opening up a dialogue between their work and the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur. Browning also recognizes the potential limits of the conversation between Christian ethics and the moral psychologies, pointing out where they must diverge.