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OverviewAugustine and Ethics examines the topic of ethics in the life and works of Augustine of Hippo. Adopting a global perspective on ethics as a field of philosophical and theological investigation, this volume includes reflections on virtue and vice, love and sin, and the political outcomes to which certain ethical stances tend to give rise. For Augustine himself, ethics was never merely theoretical. Ethical concerns are concrete; and ethical solutions should be practical. Accordingly, this volume gives Augustinian ethical arguments realization by connecting them to modern anxieties about ministry, health care, diet, and incarceration. Divided into five sections, the essays collected here highlight the ongoing relevance of Augustine’s work even in settings quite distinct from his own era and context. The first section lays down the groundwork for Augustinian ethics by examining the foundations of his thoughts on morality, self-formation, domination, and abuse. The next three sections are oriented around the themes of love, sin, and politics. The final section makes clear the consequences of Augustinian ethical thinking today, with a view to how pastors preach, how physicians heal, how prisoners suffer, and even how we should approach the ethics of eating. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sean Hannan , Kim Paffenroth , Toni Alimi , Margaret AtkinsPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.753kg ISBN: 9781666953398ISBN 10: 1666953393 Pages: 422 Publication Date: 29 November 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews“This exciting collection of essays brings together work by a new generation of scholars to explore Augustine’s ideas about the moral life across a range of traditional and contemporary issues. The depth of knowledge, creativity, and independence of mind exhibited here augurs well for the future of scholarship on the redoubtable Bishop of Hippo. Highly recommended.” -- Richard B. Miller, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Religion, Politics, and Ethics, University of Chicago Author InformationKim Paffenroth is professor of religious studies and the director of the Honors Program at Iona College. Sean Hannan is associate professor at MacEwan University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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