Ann Marie Mealey

The Identity of Christian Morality (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that moral theology has yet to embrace the recommendations of the Second Vatican Council concerning the ways in which moral theology is to be renewed. There is little or no consensus between theologians regarding the nature, content and uniqueness of Christian morality. After highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the so-called autonomy and faith ethic schools of thought, Mealey argues that there is little dividing them and that, in some instances, both schools are simply defending one aspect of a hermeneutical dialectic. In an attempt to move away from the divisions between proponents of the faith-ethic and autonomy positions, Mealey enlists the help of the hermeneutical theory of Paul Ricoeur, arguing that the debate on the uniqueness of Christian morality can be mediated if scholars look to the possibilities opened up by Ricoeur's hermeneutics of interpretation. Mealey also argues that the uniqueness of Christian morality is more adequately explained in terms of a specific identity (self) that is constantly subject to change and revision in light of many, often conflicting, moral sources. She advocates a move away from attempts to explain the uniqueness of Christian morality in terms of one specific, unchanging context, motivation, norm or divine command or value. By embracing the possibilities opened up by Ricoeurian hermeneutics, Mealey explains how concepts such as revelation, tradition, orthodoxy and moral conscience may be understood in a hermeneutical way without being deemed sectarian or unorthodox.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317027966
• Artikelnr.: 44863744

Autorenporträt

Ann Marie Mealey is Lecturer in Moral Theology at Leeds Trinity and All Saints, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Emergence of the Christian Proprium Debate
Chapter 2 Ricoeurian Hermeneutics and the Responsible Christian Self
Chapter 3 Christian Ethics and the Gospels: A Ricoeurian Approach
Chapter 4 Christian Identity: A Quest for Goodness and Holiness
Chapter 5 Toward a Hermeneutic of Christian Identity: The Role of Tradition
Chapter 6 The Limits of a Ricoeurian Approach to Christian Ethics
Chapter 7 Conclusion