Origins Of Christian Morality
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Author |
: Wayne A. Meeks |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 294 |
Release |
: 1993-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0300065132 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780300065138 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Origins of Christian Morality by : Wayne A. Meeks
By the time Christianity became a political and cultural force in the Roman Empire, it had come to embody a new moral vision. This wise and eloquent book describes the formative years--from the crucifixion of Jesus to the end of the second century of the common era--when Christian beliefs and practices shaped their unique moral order. Wayne A. Meeks examines the surviving documents from Christianity's beginnings (some of which became the New Testament) and shows that they are largely concerned with the way converts to the movement should behave. Meeks finds that for these Christians, the formation of morals means the formation of community; the documents are addressed not to individuals but to groups, and they have among their primary aims the maintenance and growth of these groups. Meeks paints a picture of the process of socialization that produced the early forms of Christian morality, discussing many factors that made the Christians feel that they were a single and "chosen" people. He describes, for example, the impact of conversion; the rapid spread of Christian household cult-associations in the cities of the Roman Empire; the language of Christian moral discourse as revealed in letters, testaments, and "moral stories"; the rituals, meetings, and institutionalization of charity; the Christians' feelings about celibacy, sex, and gender roles; and their sense of the end-time and final judgment. In each of these areas Meeks seeks to determine what is distinctive about the Christian viewpoint and what is similar to the moral components of Greco-Roman or Jewish thought.
Author |
: Wayne A. Meeks |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 285 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:60268988 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Origins of Christian Morality by : Wayne A. Meeks
Author |
: Christoph Ernst Luthardt |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 440 |
Release |
: 1889 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000131026589 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis History of Christian Ethics by : Christoph Ernst Luthardt
Author |
: D. Stephen Long |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 153 |
Release |
: 2010-07-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199568864 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199568863 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction by : D. Stephen Long
This book provides both a short history of Christian ethics and looks at itsbasic sources as they arise from Judaism, Greco-Roman ethics, andChristianity
Author |
: Servais Pinckaers |
Publisher |
: CUA Press |
Total Pages |
: 512 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813208183 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813208181 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Sources of Christian Ethics by : Servais Pinckaers
First published in 1985 as Les sources de la morale chrétienne by University Press Fribourg, this work has been recognized by scholars worldwide as one of the most important books in the field of moral theology
Author |
: J. Ian H. McDonald |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 2016-04-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134949922 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134949928 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Crucible of Christian Morality by : J. Ian H. McDonald
The Crucible of Christian Morality explores the notion of Christian ethics and discusses its roots in the teachings of Jesus and also Hellenistic philosophy. Its significance in developing moral standards throughout the world and its stability in the modern world. The Crucible of Christian Morality uses new critical perspectives including: * the sociology of knowledge * and discourse analysis. J. Ian H. McDonald challenges conventional approaches by focusing on the behaviour of early Christian communities rather than their texts to shed new light on the nature of Christian morality in its earliest and most formative years.
Author |
: Herbert Hayes Scullard |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 1907 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:AH4KBZ |
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: |
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: 4/5 (BZ Downloads) |
Synopsis Early Christian Ethics in the West, from Clement to Ambrose by : Herbert Hayes Scullard
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: 1976 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:516077628 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beroepsopleiding by :
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: |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 2017-06-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004343535 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004343539 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Christianity and the Roots of Morality by :
What is the role of religion, especially Christianity, in morality, pro-social behavior and altruism? Are there innate human moral capacities in the human mind? When and how did they appear in the history of evolution? What is the real significance of Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount — does it set up unique moral standards or only crystallize humans’ innate moral intuitions? What is the role of religious teachings and religious communities in pro-social behavior? Christianity and the Roots of Morality: Philosophical, Early Christian, and Empirical Perspectives casts light on these questions through interdisciplinary articles by scholars from social sciences, cognitive science, social psychology, sociology of religion, philosophy, systematic theology, comparative religion and biblical studies. Contributors include: Nancy T. Ammerman, István Czachesz, Grace Davie, Jutta Jokiranta, Simo Knuuttila, Kristen Monroe, Mika Ojakangas, Sami Pihlström, Antti Raunio, Heikki Räisänen (✝), Risto Saarinen, Kari Syreeni, Lauri Thurén, Petri Ylikoski.
Author |
: Thomas Slater |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 64 |
Release |
: 1909 |
ISBN-10 |
: BML:37001104956268 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Short History of Moral Theology by : Thomas Slater