Protestant Virtue and Stoic Ethics

The Stoics are known to have been a decisive influence on early Christian moral thought, but the import of this influence for contemporary Christian ethics has been underexplored. Elizabeth Agnew Cochran argues that attention to the Stoics enriches a Christian understanding of the virtues, illuminating precisely how historical Protestant theology gives rise to a distinctive virtue ethic. Through examining the dialogue between Roman Stoic ethics and the work of Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Jonathan Edwards, Cochran illuminates key theological convictions that provide a foundation for a contemporary Protestant virtue ethic, consistent with theological beliefs characteristic of the historical Reformed tradition.>

A propos de l'auteur

Elizabeth Agnew Cochran is Associate Professor in the Department of Theology at Duquesne University, USA

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Elizabeth Agnew Cochran, Professor Elizabeth Agnew (Duquesne Unive Cochran, Professor Elizabeth Agnew (Duquesne University Cochran
• Collaboration: Brian Brock (Editeur), Susan F. Parsons (Editeur)
• Edition: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780567671356
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67135-6
• Pages: 232
• Thèmes: T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics; T&t Clark Enquiries in Theolog; T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics; T&t Clark Enquiries in Theolog
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires