Fidelity of heart : an ethic of Christian virtue / James E. Gilman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilman, James Earl, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Virtue.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do religious affections reshape the practice of Christian values like love, justice and compassion? How can they possess both universal truth and local meaning? This study answers such questions, while showing how Christians can practice these values in ways continuous with the life of Jesus.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Matters of the Heart; 2. Reenfranchising the Heart; 3. Love as a Christian Virtue; 4. Peace as a Christian Virtue; 5. Justice as a Christian Virtue; 6. Compassion as Public Covenant; 7. Educating the Heart for Compassion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-028584-2

0-19-773916-4

1-280-47360-6

0-19-535039-1

1-4237-2674-X

OCLC:

466432668