Christianity and the roots of morality : philosophical, early Christian, and empirical perspectives / edited by Petri Luomanen, Anne Birgitta Pessi, Ilkka Pyysiainen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luomanen, Petri, 1961- editor.

Series:

Philosophical studies in science and religion ; Volume 8.

Philosophical Studies in Science and Religion, 1877-8542 ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Christian ethics.

Ethics--History.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

What is the role of religion, especially Christianity, in morality, pro-social behavior and altruism? Are there innate human moral capacities in the human mind? When and how did they appear in the history of evolution? What is the real significance of Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount — does it set up unique moral standards or only crystallize humans’ innate moral intuitions? What is the role of religious teachings and religious communities in pro-social behavior? Christianity and the Roots of Morality: Philosophical, Early Christian, and Empirical Perspectives casts light on these questions through interdisciplinary articles by scholars from social sciences, cognitive science, social psychology, sociology of religion, philosophy, systematic theology, comparative religion and biblical studies. Contributors include: Nancy T. Ammerman, István Czachesz, Grace Davie, Jutta Jokiranta, Simo Knuuttila, Kristen Monroe, Mika Ojakangas, Sami Pihlström, Antti Raunio, Heikki Räisänen (✝), Risto Saarinen, Kari Syreeni, Lauri Thurén, Petri Ylikoski.

Contents:

Introduction / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen

Morality and Religion: Setting the Evolutionary and Philosophical Scene / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen

Moral Gods and the Origins of Human Cooperation / Petri Ylikoski

The Evolution of Morality and Religion / Ilkka Pyysiäinen

Religious Morality or Moral Religion? Kantian and Pragmatist Reflections / Sami Pihlström

Divine Evil, Godless Responsibility, Religious Happiness / Mika Ojakangas

Comment 1: Comments on Ilkka Pyysiäinen’s “The Evolution of Morality and Religion” / Simo Knuuttila

Comment 2: Religion Irrespective of Morality / Jutta Jokiranta

Morality and Early Christianity / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen

Morality and the Evolution of Christianity1 / Petri Luomanen

The Sermon on the Mount: Christian or Universal Ethics? / Kari Syreeni

Foundations of Early Christian Morality in the Light of Modern Argumentation Analysis / Lauri Thurén

Are Christians Better People? On the Contrast between “Us” and “Them” in Early Christian Rhetoric / Heikki Räisänen

Comment 1: Morality, Networks, and Cultural Evolution: A Short Commentary on Petri Luomanen’s “Morality and the Evolution of Christianity” / István Czachesz

Comment 2: Content and Motivation in Christian Ethics: Comment on Syreeni’s, Thurén’s, and Räisänen’s Papers / Antti Raunio

Morality and Christianity in Everyday Life / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen

Learning and Living the Golden Rule: Religious Communities and Morality / Nancy T. Ammerman

Religion and Moral Choice: Does an Innate Moral Sense Account for Religion’s Influence on Moral Choice? / Kristen Monroe

Religion and Morality: Empirical Illustrations / Anne Birgitta Pessi

Comment 1: A Theologian’s Response to Ammerman, Monroe, and Pessi / Risto Saarinen

Comment 2: Religion, Altruism, and Everyday Life: Some Reflections / Grace Davie

Synthesis for Further Discussion / Petri Luomanen.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-34353-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004343535 DOI