Concepts of person and Christian ethics / Stanley Rudman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rudman, Stanley, author.

Series:

New studies in Christian ethics. ; 11.

New studies in Christian ethics ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Personalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 409 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Concepts of Person & Christian Ethics

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The concept and definition of personhood is central to current debates over ethics. Should 'personhood', for example, determine the allocation of scarce medical resources, and its perceived absence allow the termination of life? In a wide-ranging discussion notable for its clarity, Stanley Rudman's 1997 book traces the development of modern ideas about personhood. He argues that concepts of person are socially constructed, and that the relational understanding of persons in a number of theological discussions can act as an important corrective to the individualistic notions of person which have been popular in secular philosophy since the Enlightenment. Early Christian views of divine speech, communication and relations between the Trinity can help to define an ethic which understands personhood in relation to other people, to the environment, and to God.

Contents:

'Person' in contemporary ethics

'Une catʹegorie de l'esprit humain: la notion de personne'

Meaning and criteria: person/human being

Moral personhood in M. Tooley and P. Singer

Personal identity and responsibility in D. Parfit

Human subject and human worth

Resituating personhood: embodiment and contextuality

'Person' in Christian Perspective

The relevance of history and Christology

Divine embodiment and temporality: is God a person?

Divine and human: relationality and personhood

Religion and morality: personhood, revelation and narrative

Implications For a Christian Ethic

A communicative ethic: Hauerwas and Habermas

A community of ethical difference: including the 'other'

The logic of superabundance: an ethic of forgiving love

Rights and persons: the religious ground of human rights

The integrity and transformation of creation

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-406) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-511-58295-1

0-511-00403-6