Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics / Kate Jackson-Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson-Meyer, Kate, author.

Series:

Moral traditions series.

Moral Traditions Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Ethics.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430--Ethics.

Augustine.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274--Ethics.

Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"This book argues that Christian ethics urgently needs the category of tragic dilemmas. The author argues for a definition of tragic dilemmas that responds to philosophical concerns in a Christian context, using insights from the Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions, and in light of psychological evidence of moral injury after combat. Jackson-Meyer suggests that in a tragic dilemma an agent deliberates on, with sufficient knowledge, an issue that involves non-negotiable moral requirements in line with Christian obligations to protect human life and the vulnerable. The agent is morally responsible for the harm caused and/or the obligation not acted upon. However, culpability is mitigated due to the constraints of the situation as long as the agent acts with, what Aquinas calls, "repugnance of the will." Tragic dilemmas are often the result of sin, a reality to which the Augustinian tradition is keenly attuned. When involvement in a tragic dilemma produces emotional harm, this has the power to undermine character because passions and the moral life are inextricably related. In turn, the agent's life is marred. In light of this harm, it is incumbent on Christian communities to offer opportunities for moral healing after tragic dilemmas"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Philosophical and Theological Problems with Moral and Tragic Dilemmas

The Problems with Augustinian Approaches to Moral and Tragic Dilemmas

The Problems with Thomistic Approaches to Moral and Tragic Dilemmas

A Proposal for a Christian View of Tragic Dilemmas

Christian Approaches to Healing after Tragic Dilemmas.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Jackson-Meyer, Kate Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics

ISBN:

9781647122683

OCLC:

1334104601