Christian Ethics, Religious Ethics, and Secular Ethics: A Contemporary Reappraisal
Abstrak
ABSTRACTIn this essay, I argue that Christian ethicists should not think of themselves as religious ethicists. I defend this claim by arguing that the concept of religious ethics, as it has come to be understood as a discipline that is distinct from secular ethics, is incoherent. In part one, I describe the fraught attempts by theologians in the 20th century to identify the distinctiveness of Christian ethics. In part two, I argue that certain accounts of natural law unwittingly reinforce a problematic conception of secular ethics. Part three examines some trends in religious studies and comparative religious ethics to highlight problematic conceptions of religion. Drawing together these strands of inquiry, I contend that that the secular‐religious dichotomy in contemporary ethics should be rejected, but by the same token, I suggest that comparative ethics remains a worthwhile enterprise.
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Stewart Clem
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2023
- Bahasa
- en
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- DOI
- 10.1111/jore.12422
- Akses
- Open Access ✓