Ethical Exploration in a Multifaith Society

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-46710-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 563 g

This book considers the theory and application of ethics for a multifaith society. Much ethics taught in the UK has been dominated by Christian ethics, their relation to secularism and by the Enlightenment’s reaction against theology as a basis for ethical thought. In contrast to these perspectives this book brings secular and theological ethics into dialogue, considering the degree to which secular ethics has common roots with theological perspectives from various traditions. The book assesses the application of ethical and theological principles in today’s multifaith society. Aiming to enhance ethical understanding and awareness across divergent worldviews, identifying at what points divergence does occur, the author examines topics such as reason and ethics in theology, natural law, utilitarianism and deontology and differences of approach to interpreting religious scriptures. The focus on ethical methods is illustrated through topical concerns in religion and ethics, for example sexuality, marriage and education and religion in relation to global ethics and human rights.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shelley, Catherine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Intoleranz, Verfolgung, Religionskonflikte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Kultureller Wandel, Kulturkontakt, Akkulturation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction to Philosophical and Theological Ethics.- Chapter 2: Reason in ethics and theology.- Chapter 3: Natural Law, reason and religion.- Chapter 4: Utilitarianism: a modern Godless ethic?.- Chapter 5: By whose authority? What gives ethics their power?.- Chapter 6: Authority and religious texts.- Chapter 7: Religious ethics as cultural or counter-cultural.- Chapter 8: Theological ethical processes and meta-narratives.- Chapter 9: Global ethics and theological ethics.- Chapter 10: Concluding thoughts, looking forward….

Über Autor(innen)

Rev Dr Catherine Shelley is a Solicitor at the Archbishop’s Faculty Office and Lee Bolton Monier-Williams, UK. She lectured in ethics at Birmingham University where she was also Anglican Chaplain until 2016. She is also a Church of England priest with connections to St Bride’s Fleet Street (the journalists’ Church) and St Mary Newington, Southwark where she works with Canon Giles Fraser. Catherine edits the Ecclesiastical Law Society newsletter. Her interests include theological ethics, faith communities and the role of faith in public life, which is also informed by earlier work as a local authority lawyer and local councillor.