The ethics of Evangelism : a philosophical defence of ethical proselytizing and persuasion / Elmer Thiessen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiessen, Elmer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelistic work--Philosophy.

Evangelistic work.

Evangelistic work--Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Milton Keynes : Paternoster, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a brief and accessible examination of the ethics of evangelism in a post-Christian culture. Thiessen discusses the immoral practices and attitudes that are sometimes associated with evangelism and then turns his insightful attention to a better way of approaching the subject. Should we try to bring people to Christ or not? In a multi-cultural world evangelism is often under attack, with those seeking to evangelise sometimes being branded arrogant, ignorant, hypocritical and meddlesome. Against such a backdrop this unique book asks what sort of evangelism is ethical in a liberal, post-Christian society.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Foundational Issues""; ""Epistemological/Ethical Objections to Proselytizing""; ""Proselytizing and the Integrity/Freedom of Individuals and Societies""; ""Liberal Objections to Proselytizing""; ""A Defence of Proselytizing""; ""Criteria to Evaluate Proselytizing: Part I""; ""Criteria to Evaluate Proselytizing: Part II""; ""Some Concluding Considerations""; ""Summary of 15 Criteria to Distinguish Between Ethical and Unethical Proselytizing""; ""Literature Review on the Ethics of Proselytizing and Related Fields""; ""Bibliography""

""Author/Name Index""""Subject Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 26, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78078-285-3

OCLC:

922966707