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Informationen zum Autor William Schwieker is Director of the Martin Marty Center and Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of Theological Ethics in the Divinity School, University of Chicago. He is the author of Mimetic Reflections: A Study in Hermeneutics, Theology and Ethics (1990); Responsibility and Christian Ethics (1995); Power, Value and Conviction: Theological Ethics in the Postmodern Age (1998); and Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics: In the Time of Many Worlds (2004). He has published numerous articles and award-winning essays, as well as edited and contributed to five volumes on moral theory and hermeneutics. Klappentext A Companion to Religious Ethics is a rich resource for understanding the moral teachings and practices of the world's religions. The volume is divided into three parts. The first section on moral inquiry covers concepts and theories in ethics, the means whereby religions transmit morals, and the issues involved in comparing different religions. The second section takes an in-depth look at particular moral traditions, discussing the origins, history, and potential future directions of each one, as well as the relevance of ethical categories to various forms of religious thought. The final series of essays discusses the ways in which the religions provide resources for addressing current moral challenges in areas such as ecology, economics, global dynamics, religious war, human rights, and other topics. Written by internationally renowned scholars, this Companion maps the moral teachings of the world's religions, and also charts new directions for work in the field of religious ethics. Zusammenfassung Maps the moral teachings of the world's religions! and also charts different directions for work in the field of religious ethics. This resource is suitable for understanding the moral teachings and practices of the world's religions. It includes detailed discussions of issues in moral theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. On Religious Ethics: William Schweiker (University of Chicago). PART I: MORAL INQUIRY. 1 Reflection . 1. Moral Theories:Robin W. Lovin (Southern Methodist University). 2. Moral Truth: Maria Antonaccio (Bucknell University). 3. Agents and Moral Formation: Thomas W. Ogletree (Yale University). 4. Ideas of Ethical Excellence:Lee Yearley (Stanford University). 5. Practical Reasoning and Moral Casuistry: Albert R. Jonsen (University of. Washington). 6. Authority and Religious Experience:Darrell J. Fasching (University of South Florida). 2 Transmission . 7. Text and Canon: Michael Fishbane (University of Chicago). 8. Practices:Francis X. Clooney (Boston College). 9. Ritual:Francisca Cho (Georgetown University). 10. Saints and Exemplars:Lamin Sanneh (Yale University). 11. Law and Religion:Winnifred Fallers Sullivan (University of Chicago). 3. Comparison. 12. Norms, Values and Metaphysics:Franklin I. Gamwell (University of Chicago). 13.Cosmology:Frank E. Reynolds and Jonathan Schofer (University of Chicago). 14. Culture and Moral Pluralism:Bruce Grelle (California State University, Chico). 15. History of Religions:Donald K. Swearer (Swarthmore College). 16. Comparison in Religious Ethics:Sumner B. Twiss (Florida State University). PART II: MORAL TRADITIONS . 1. Jewish Ethics . 17. Jewish Ethics?: Hilary Putnam (Harvard University). 18. Foundations of Jewish Ethics: Ronald Green (Dartmouth College). 19. Ethics Differentiated from the Law: Shaul Magid (Jewish Theological Seminary). 20. From Law to Ethics...and Back: Nancy Levene (Williams College). 2. Christian Eth...
