Time and History in Theological Ethics: The Work of James Gustafson

This essay traces Gustafson's understanding of the methodological significance of history and time for theological ethics. I argue that Gustafson qualifies his original thoroughgoing historicist perspective in the interest of developing a natural theology and ethics. His continuing emphasis on...

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Published in:Journal of religious ethics
Main Author: Hauerwas, Stanley 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1985
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1985, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-21
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Summary:This essay traces Gustafson's understanding of the methodological significance of history and time for theological ethics. I argue that Gustafson qualifies his original thoroughgoing historicist perspective in the interest of developing a natural theology and ethics. His continuing emphasis on a historical perspective, I suggest, is best understood by attending to his recommendation that the theologian's task is best captured by the image of the "participant."
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics