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.>

Info autore

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth Agnew Cochran, Professor Elizabeth Agnew (Duquesne Unive Cochran, Professor Elizabeth Agnew (Duquesne University Cochran
• Con la collaborazione di: Brian Brock (Editore), Susan F. Parsons (Editore)
• Editore: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780567671356
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67135-6
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: 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
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie