Monotheism & ethics : historical and contemporary intersections among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / edited by Y. Tzvi Langermann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Langermann, Y. Tzvi.

Series:

Studies on the Children of Abraham ; v. 2.

Studies on the children of Abraham, 2210-4720 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and ethics.

Monotheism.

Religious ethics.

Abrahamic religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Monotheism and ethics

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The nexus between monotheism and ethics, especially in the forms professed by the three Abrahamic faiths, is the theme that binds together the studies in this volume. Fourteen leading academics from around the world discuss philosophical and theological connections, historical interactions, as well as responses to new and contemporary issues. Most, though not all of the essays, find a meaningful connection between monotheism and ethics; but none shy away from the problems involved.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction. Monotheism and Ethics: A Worthy and Timely Topic / Y. Tzvi Langermann

Monotheism and Ethics / Lenn E. Goodman

Approaching Distinctiveness: Some Preliminary Considerations and Data / William Scott Green

Religion and Morality / William J. Wainwright

Religious Symbolism and Moral Distinctiveness / Eugene Garver

Monotheism as a Continuing Ethical Challenge to Jews / Menachem Kellner

Serving God and Moral Life / Joseph Boyle

The Ethics of Creation: Biblical and Post-Metaphysical Views / Michael Fagenblat

Ibn Miskawayh’s Tartīb al-Saʿādāt (The Order of Happiness) / Roxanne D. Marcotte

Al-Ghazālī’s Ethical Egoism and Divine Will / Aladdin M. Yaqub

One Ethic for Three Faiths / Y. Tzvi Langermann

Finding Common Ground among Monotheists in Bioethics / Aaron L. Mackler

Protestant Bioethics and the New Reproductive Technologies / Cynthia B. Cohen

The Ethics of Nazīh Abū ʿAfash, A Self-styled “Christian Atheist” / Basilius Bawardi

Common Ground between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Islamic View of the Monotheistic Path to Morality / Abbas Hamdani

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Partially proceedings of a conference held in Dec. 2008 at Bar-Ilan University.

ISBN:

1-283-33485-2

9786613334855

90-04-21741-X

OCLC:

768411355

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004217416 DOI