Responsibility and Christian Ethics

by William Schweiker

Book Overview

The purpose of this book is to formulate a way of thinking about issues of power, moral identity, and ethical norms by developing a theory of responsibility from a specifically theological viewpoint; the author thereby makes clear the significance for Christian commitment of current reflection on moral responsibility. The concept of responsibility is relatively new in ethics, but the drastic extension of human power through various technological developments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521657091
• ISBN13: 9780521657099
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"