Humanity before God : contemporary faces of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic ethics / edited by William Schweiker, Michael A. Johnson, and Kevin Jung.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schweiker, William.

Johnson, Michael A., 1963-

Jung, Kevin, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious ethics--Comparative studies.

Religious ethics.

Religions.

Religions--Comparative studies.

Genre:

Comparative studies.

Physical Description:

x, 326 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2006]

Summary:

Much of the rampant violence in the world today seems rooted in religion, and daily we see its vast potential for both creation and destruction. In the face of religious extremism, religious pluralism, and globalization, it has become profoundly important to reassess what the three often-conflicting Abrahamic traditions affirm about being human before God.

In this important volume, distinguished thinkers from Islam, Judaism, and Christianity-philosophers and theologians, historians and social scientists-examine their sacred texts, narratives and symbols, ritual practices, legacies and exemplars to lift up vital aspects of the character and value of being human. They are seeking not a common denominator among the traditions but how the unique insights of each tradition intersect. Their work offers hope that the global encounter of world religious traditions can forge a creative new religious appreciation of human life with God and in the world. Contributors include: Azizah Y. al-Hibri, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Michael Fishbane, Tikva Frymer-Kensky, Michael A. Johnson, Kevin Jung, John Kelsay, David Little, Paul Mendes-Flohr, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Hilary Putnam, Abdulaziz Sachedina, William Schweiker, Lawrence Vogel.

Contents:

Introduction / Michael A. Johnson, Kevin Jung, and William Schweiker

Part I: The distinctiveness of human being

Monotheism and humanism / Hilary Putnam

Human vicegerency : a blessing or a curse? : the challenge to be God's Caliph in the Qur'an / Abdulaziz Sachedina

Embodying God's image : created, broken, and redeemed / Lisa Sowle Cahill

The image of God and the human ideal : reflections from the varieties of Judaism / Michael Fishbane

Distinctive love : gratitude for life and theological humanism / William Schweiker

The image, the glory and the holy : aspects of being human in biblical thought / Tikva Frymer-Kensky

Creation and initiative : a reading of Ricoeur's ethics of originary affirmation / Michael A. Johnson

Part II: Humanity in creation

The humanistic ethic : Jewish reflections / Paul Mendes-Flohr

Common morality, premoral goods, and religion / Kevin Jung

Natural-law judaism? the genesis of bioethics in Hans Jonas, Leo Strauss and Leon Kass / Lawrence Vogel

Divine justice and the human order / Azizah Y. al-Hibri

Religion, human rights, and secularism : preliminary clarifications and some Islamic, Jewish, and Christian responses / David Little

Armed force and political responsibility : justification and resort to war in Abrahamic traditions / John Kelsay

Standing before God : human responsibilities and human rights / Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0800638220

OCLC:

62728628

Publisher Number:

9780800638221