Mortimer Christian Ethics

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-97669-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 152 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion

A discussion of the general presuppositions and ideas which underlie the Christian ethical teaching, treating of such subjects as conscience, the concepts of sin and virtue, and the relation between morality and religion. The book also attempts to explain the traditional Christian attitudes towards certain particular matters of conduct; for example, marriage and divorce, gambling, and the rights and duties of private property. Written by the then Bishop of Exeter, this book was originally published in 1950.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mortimer, Robert Cecil

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Bible and Ethics 2. Authority and Conscience 3. The Duty of Religion 4. The Duty of Obedience 5. Social Duties 6. Gambling 7. Sex and Marriage 8. The Sanctity of Human Life