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MUST ETHICS BE THEOLOGICAL? A CRITIQUE OF THE NEW PRAGMATISTS.
- Source :
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Journal of Religious Ethics . Dec2009, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p631-649. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- In the last decade there has been a pragmatic turn in the work of those doing Christian ethics, especially as represented by the work of Jeffrey Stout and Franklin Gamwell. The pragmatic turn represents a critique of the highly influential work of Stanley Hauerwas and Alasdair MacIntyre, which argues for a strongly intra-church ethics. The pragmatists are correct in arguing that Christian ethics must engage the public sphere. However, I argue that they are deeply mistaken in their claim that this engagement must rest on a weak or non-existent theology. I show that the claim that robust theology adds nothing to ethics, and that we can get along without it, is unsustainable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHRISTIAN ethics
*PRAGMATISM
*IDEALISM
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03849694
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Religious Ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 45110751
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9795.2009.00405.x