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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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1985
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Journal of religious ethics
Année: 1985, Volume: 13, Numéro: 1, Pages: 3-21 |
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Résumé: | 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." |
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ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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