Jay Newman

Biblical Religion and Family Values (eBook, PDF)

A Problem in the Philosophy of Culture

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In this broad philosophical examination of the relationship between religion and the family, Jay Newman delves into issues concerning Biblical religion, culture, sociology, and family values. He maintains that recent media debates about the Bible and family values have obscured the complex relationship between the family and religion.

Focusing on how the family values that the Biblical literature imparts might be relevant--or irrelevant--to family problems and other cultural problems in a modern Western democracy, this study contributes to the understanding of basic cultural relations between religion and the family. After reflecting on the effects of much Biblical teaching on the family, the book proceeds to explore the cultural and existential significance of competition and cooperation between Biblical religion and the family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313075346
• Artikelnr.: 68528704

Autorenporträt

JAY NEWMAN is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a past president of the Canadian Theological Society. He is author of eight books including Religion vs. Television: Competitors in Cultural Context (Praeger, 1996), On Religious Freedom (1991), and The Journalist in Plato's Cave (1989). His numerous articles have appeared in such journals as Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Strange Family Values of Hebrew Scripture: Problematic Models
in Genesis Strange Family Values of Hebrew Scripture: Problematic Precepts
of the Law Strange Family Values of the New Testament The Family as an
Unbiblical Institution Competition and Cooperation Between Biblical
Religion and the Family Cultural and Existential Significance of Some
Divided Loyalties Bibliography