Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics |
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| Author:
| McDonald, J. I. H. |
| Contribution by:
| Gill, Robin
Clark, Stephen R. L.
Hauerwas, Stanley M.
Lovin, Robin W. |
| Series title: | New Studies in Christian Ethics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02028-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $52.99 |
Book Description:
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Interdisciplinary studies are emerging rapidly to meet the demands of the modern age. To bring together Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics is a potentially creative undertaking. Such dialogue is attempted in this work, at a time when much attention is being paid to reading texts and the interpretive tradition. The author's principal concern is to read the Bible in the context of moral concern. Attention is paid to the liberal quest and to eschatology and ethics, before the...
More DescriptionInterdisciplinary studies are emerging rapidly to meet the demands of the modern age. To bring together Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics is a potentially creative undertaking. Such dialogue is attempted in this work, at a time when much attention is being paid to reading texts and the interpretive tradition. The author's principal concern is to read the Bible in the context of moral concern. Attention is paid to the liberal quest and to eschatology and ethics, before the post-modern age is studied under the rubric 'participation in meaning'.