Transcendent Character of the Good Philosophical and Theological Perspectives

This volume addresses issues of moral pluralism and polarization by drawing attention to the transcendent character of the good. It probes the history of Christian theology and moral philosophy to investigate the value of this idea and then relates it to contemporary moral issues.

Info autore

Petruschka Schaafsma is Professor of Theological Ethics at the Protestant Theological University in the Netherlands. She runs a research program in the field of ethics and theology on the meaning of family, with special attention for the aspects of givenness and dependence. On this topic, she has written a monograph Family and Christian Ethics, Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Riassunto

This volume addresses issues of moral pluralism and polarization by drawing attention to the transcendent character of the good. It probes the history of Christian theology and moral philosophy to investigate the value of this idea and then relates it to contemporary moral issues.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Schaafsma Petruschka (Editore), Petruschka Schaafsma (Editore)
• Autori: Petruschka (Protestant Theological Univ Schaafsma
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 27.05.2024
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo
• EAN: 9781032304892
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230489-2
• Numero di pagine: 232
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
• Categorie: PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, Christianity, History of Religion, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Religious ethics, Church history, Philosophy of religion, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches