The concept of equity in Calvin's ethics / Guenther H. Haas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haas, Guenther H. (Guenther Horst), 1947-

Contributor:

Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.

Series:

Editions SR ; v. 20.

Editions SR ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564--Ethics.

Calvin, Jean.

Equity.

Social justice--History--16th century.

Social justice.

Christian ethics--History--16th century.

Christian ethics.

Social ethics--History--16th century.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 205 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ever since Calvin wrote his Institutes of the Christian Religion, admonishing the reader that “it would not be difficult for him to determine what he ought especially to seek in Scriptures, and to what end he ought to relate its contents,” scholars have endeavoured to identify a doctrine or theme at the heart of his theology. In his landmark book The Concept of Equity in Calvin’s Ethics, Guenther Haas concludes that the concept of equity is the theme of central importance in Calvin’s social ethic, in a similar way that union with Christ lies at the heart of his theology. Haas provides, in Part One, a brief survey of the development of the concept of equity from Aristotle to the scholastics, and as it was used by Calvin’s contemporaries. Haas also examines the influences on Calvin’s thinking before and after his conversion to Protestantism, with special attention paid to those influences that employed the concept of equity. In the heart of this study, Part Two, “Equity in Calvin’s Ethics,” Haas presents a thorough exposition and analysis of the extensive role the concept of equity plays in Calvin’s ethics, demonstrating that Calvin’s approach to ethics is not restricted to meditation of Scripture text. This book will force a re-examination of approaches to Calvin studies that have not appreciated the historical context and background of Calvin’s thought. The Concept of Equity in Calvin’s Ethics establishes that the Protestant tradition in Christian ethics, founded by Calvin, has a distinctive and vital contribution to make to Christian ethics, as well as to the broader discussion of social ethics as they are practised today.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Historical Background

Development of Calvin's Thought

Historical Development of the Concept of Equity

The Concept of Equity in Calvin's Contemporaries

Equity In Calvin's Ethics

Equity, Love, and Justice

Equity and the Law

Equity as the Harmonizer of Biblical Law

Equity in the Commandments of the Second Table

Equity in the State and in the Church

Equity and Usury

Conclusion

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index of Persons

Index of Words and Phrases

Series Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/ Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-198) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889207950

088920795X

OCLC:

180704528