The crucible of Christian morality / J. Ian H. McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonald, James I. H. (James Ian Hamilton), author.

Series:

Religion in the first Christian centuries.

Religion in the First Christian Centuries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Crucible of Christian Morality explores the notion of Christian ethics and discusses its roots in the teachings of Jesus and also Hellenistic philosophy. Its significance in developing moral standards throughout the world and its stability in the modern world. The Crucible of Christian Morality uses new critical perspectives including: * the sociology of knowledge * and discourse analysis. J. Ian H. McDonald challenges conventional approaches by focusing on the behaviour of early Christian communities rather than their texts to shed new light on the nature of Christian morality in its earliest and most formative years.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Moral context; 2 Moral interpretation; 3 Moral tradition; 4 Moral persons; 5 Morality, community and society; 6 Moral excellence; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index of references; General index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-53904-7

1-134-94992-8

1-134-94985-5

9781315539041

OCLC:

70722471