Bøger i Moral Traditions series serien
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- Mediating the Personal and the Political in a Divided Church
301,95 - 1.137,95 kr. Suitable for scholars, students, religious, and lay readers, this title investigates how Catholics divided by partisan rancor can better solve problems and understand one another.
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- 301,95 kr.
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- Law, Religion, and Morality
318,95 - 1.200,95 kr. Focusing on five broad areas of interest - Law as a Teacher, Religious Liberty and Its Limits, Conversations about Culture, Conversations about Belief, and Cases and Controversies, this title demonstrates how thoughtful and purposeful engagement can contribute to rich, constructive, and difficult discussions between moral and cultural traditions.
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- 318,95 kr.
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- Economic Excess in a Consumer Age
448,95 - 1.269,95 kr. Offering engaging ideas from business, marketing, and economics, this book takes on the challenging task of naming how much is too much in today's consumer-oriented society.
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- 448,95 kr.
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- L'Arche, Medical Ethics, and Christian Friendship
446,95 - 1.267,95 kr. What are the biomedical boundaries of acceptable treatment for those not able to give informed consent? Who gets to decide when a patient cannot communicate their desires and needs? This book answers these questions.
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- 446,95 kr.
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- Work, Livelihood, and a U.S. Catholic Economic Ethic
482,95 - 1.370,95 kr. Christine Firer Hinze advances Monsignor John A. Ryan's American Catholic defense of worker justice and a living wage, advocating for an action-oriented livelihood agenda that situates US working families' economic pursuits within a commitment to sustainable, radical sufficiency for all.
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- 482,95 kr.
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- An Approach to Moral Theology
682,95 kr. Although he is one of the most influential Catholic theologians in Europe, very few of Klaus Demmer's writings are available in English. This title presents a translation of his well-known work on moral theology introducing Demmer's thought to English-speaking audiences.
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- 682,95 kr.
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- A Theological Perspective
691,95 kr. Explores the social mission of the US Catholic Church from a theological perspective, analyzing and assessing four aspects: the importance of social mission, who carries it out, how it is carried out, and the roles that the Church and individual Catholics play in supporting these efforts.
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- 691,95 kr.
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- A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis
403,95 - 1.133,95 kr. Offers a comprehensive analysis and criticism of the development of modern Catholic social teaching from the perspective of theology, ethics, and church history.
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- 403,95 kr.
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- An Ecumenical Dialogue
701,95 kr. Drawing on multiple interconnected scriptural and spiritual sources, the Jewish tradition of ethical reflection is intricate and nuanced. This book presents Jewish perspectives on suffering, healing, life, and death, and compares them with contemporary Christian and secular views.
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- 701,95 kr.
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- Three Different Approaches
548,95 kr. Presents an analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States. This title traces the historical development of moral theology which offers a legal model of morality including an emphasis on canon law.
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- 548,95 kr.
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- Selected Writings of John Courtney Murray
408,95 kr. John Courtney Murray, S J (1904-1967), is most renowned for his ethical writings. This title presents a selection of Murray's theological writings that not only outlines and highlights the integrity of Murray's moves towards a public theological discourse but also contributes to the post-conciliar task of integrating the secular and the sacred.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- A Theological Account of Leisure and Recreation in the Moral Life
454,95 - 1.801,95 kr. The first book to use the Catholic theological tradition to explore the importance of free time, The Fullness of Free Time provides a useful framework for scholars and students of moral theology as well as anyone hoping to make their free time more meaningful.
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- 454,95 kr.
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- Tradition, Theory, and Society
528,95 kr. Analyzes and assesses the meaning of love from a wide range of perspectives. This book is organized into three areas: influential sources and exponents of Western Christian thought about the ethical significance of love, theoretical questions attending that consideration, and the implications of Christian love for important social realities.
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- 528,95 kr.
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- A History
704,95 kr. Surveys the historical development of Catholic moral theology in the United States from its 19th century roots. This book traces the development of pre-Vatican II moral theology that, with the exception of social ethics, had the limited purpose of training future confessors to know what actions are sinful and the degree of sinfulness.
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- 704,95 kr.
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- The Social Witness of U.S. Catholicism
696,95 kr. The United States was founded on a commitment to religious tolerance. Inherent in this political reality is the question, "What is the appropriate relationship between religious beliefs and public life?" This is not a new question, but in contemporary US politics it has become a particularly insistent one. This book offers new and nuanced answers.
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- 696,95 kr.
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- A Catholic Perspective
397,95 kr. Examines several sources to better understand why war happens. This title explores the growing awareness of historical consciousness within the Catholic tradition-the way beliefs and actions are shaped by time, place, and culture.
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- 397,95 kr.
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- 354,50 kr.
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- Practices for Christians
401,95 kr. How can ordinary Christians find moral guidance for the mundane dilemmas they confront in their daily lives? To answer this question, this title brings together a Catholic theology of marriage and a commitment to social justice to focus on the place where the ethics of ordinary life are played out: the family.
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- 401,95 kr.
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691,95 kr. Despite the interest among philosophers and theologians in virtue ethics, its proponents have done little to suggest why Christians in particular find virtue ethics attractive. This title addresses this question, showing that virtue theory offers an ethical framework that is highly compatible with Christian morality.
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- 691,95 kr.
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- Five Strands
450,95 kr. Bringing in a unique historical and critical analysis to the study of Catholic moral theology, the authors focuses on differentiating Catholic moral theology from other forms of Christian ethics, include sin and the manuals of moral theology. He also shed light on how strands have developed and changed our understanding of moral theology.
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- 450,95 kr.
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- A Comparative Analysis
402,95 kr. An introduction to complicated bioethical issues from both Jewish and Catholic perspectives. It takes the reader through methodology in Roman Catholic moral theology and compares and contrasts it with methodology as it is practiced in Jewish ethics.
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- 402,95 kr.
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- Moral Lessons from the Shoah and Jewish Tradition
548,95 kr. People who helped exterminate Jews during the shoah (Hebrew for "holocaust") often claimed that they only did what was expected of them. Intrigued by hearing the same response from individuals who rescued Jews, the author proposes that the notion of ordinariness used to characterize Nazi evil is equally applicable to goodness.
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- 548,95 kr.
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691,95 kr. To dismiss the work of philosophers and theologians of the past because of their limited perceptions of the whole of humankind is tantamount to tossing the tot out with the tub water. Such is the case when feminist scholars of religion and ethics confront Thomas Aquinas, whose views of women can only be described as misogynistic.
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- 691,95 kr.
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548,95 kr. An analysis and evaluation of the monumental influence of H Richard Niebuhr. In a comprehensive investigation of the work of four contemporary ethicists, important in their own right, Paul Ramsey, Stanley Hauerwas, James Gustafson, and Kathryn Tanner, it explores how the legacy of Niebuhr has made an impact on their thought and work.
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- 548,95 kr.
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710,95 kr. Appointed by Pope John XXIII to the Pontifical Commission on Population, Family, and Birth, Josef Fuchs ultimately found himself disappointed in his three years of service and spent the next thirty years exploring a broad array of issues pivotal to a reconstruction of Roman Catholic natural law theory. This work analyses Fuchs' efforts.
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- 710,95 kr.
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- The Theology of Ignacio Ellacuria
548,95 - 1.200,95 kr. An analysis of the thought of Ignacio Ellacuria, the Jesuit philosopher. It shows why Ellacuria is significant not only as a martyr but also as a theologian. It explains how Ellacuria bases theology in a philosophy of historical reality and interprets the suffering of "the crucified people" in the light of Jesus' crucifixion.
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- 548,95 kr.
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- Human Identity and the Ethics of Killing
396,95 kr. Just what is a human being? Who counts? The answers to these questions are crucial when one is faced with the ethical issue of taking human life. This title affirms the intrinsic personal dignity and inviolability of human individuals, and denies that it can ever be moral to intentionally kill another.
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- 396,95 kr.
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700,95 kr. Draws insights from both religious and feminist scholarship in order to propose fresh approaches to the ethics of medical care. This title embraces an "ethics of care", which regards emotional engagement in the lives of others as basic to discerning what we ought to do on their behalf.
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- 700,95 kr.
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- Justice and the Reality of God
548,95 kr. Western moral and political theory in the last two centuries has held that morality and politics are independent of a divine reality. This title argues that there is a necessary relation between moral worth and belief in God. It defends a return to the view that moral and political principles depend on a divine purpose.
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- 548,95 kr.
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- Politics, Human Rights, and Christian Ethics
450,95 kr. This title addresses the hotly debated question of the role religion should play in politics in both the American and international contexts. It engages the fears that public religion threatens American democracy and could lead to a global clash of civilizations and new wars of religion.
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- 450,95 kr.