Altruism and Christian Ethics

Klappentext This book contends that secular altruism is a parody on the self-giving love of Christianity. Zusammenfassung This book contends that! as a modern secular concept! altruism is a parody on the self-giving love of Christianity! so that its dismissal represents a social levelling that loses the depths that theology makes intelligible and religion makes possible. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Alien Altruism: 1. Explanations for altruism; 2. Evidence of altruism; 3. The elusiveness of altruism; Part II. Ideal Altruism: 4. Contract altruism; 5. Constructed altruism; 6. Collegial altruism; Part III. Real Altruism: 7. Acute altruism: agape; 8. Absolute altruism; 9. Actual altruism.

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• Authors: Colin Grant
• Assisted by: Stephen R. L. Clark (Editor), Robin Gill (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2000
• EAN: 9780521791441
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79144-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: New Studies in Christian Ethic; New Studies in Christian Ethic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works