Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics

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The nature of ethics has been the subject of much controversy andargument in recent decades. Theological Ethics and GlobalDynamics tackles these various debates, offering awide-ranging, comprehensive, and provocative statement of thenature of theological ethics in global times. * * Offers an accessible, lively, and provocative statement of thenature of moral philosophy and theological ethics in contemporarytimes. * Tackles various perspectives on debates about distinctlyChristian ethics. * Argues that we need to reframe the arena in which moralquestions are asked. * Engages a range of positions, exploring distinctively modernissues such as moral and cultural relativism, globalization,problems of consumption and violence, and religiouspluralism. * Addresses the complexity of certain ethical decisions, whichare difficult and far from clear-cut, and yet presents an ethicalunderstanding which is both humane and deeply religious.

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William Schweiker

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"It is a very good book that will greatly benefit everyone who needs to think deeply about the world in which we live." (Political Theology, June 2009)"A remarkable book--clearly written, intellectually charged,and experientially true. Schweiker is hard-nosed about theambiguities and corruptions of globalization. Yet he finds anantidote in religious narratives and metaphors that can bringpeoples together rather than divide. This fresh theologicalsynthesis will challenge scholars and inspire students with itshopeful vision of responsibility for 'the integrity oflife.'" -Lisa Cahill, J. Donald Monan, S. J., Professor ofTheology at Boston College "In the tradition of the theology of culture of PaulTillich and the theological ethics of H Richard Niebuhr, WilliamSchweiker provides the kind of theology of culture and ethicsneeded for our entirely new situation, which he nicely notes is a"twilight era". Readers will be informed and at times transformedby this analysis." -David Tracy, Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNicholsGreeley Distinguished Service Professor of Catholic Studies andProfessor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion in the DivinitySchool and the Committee on Social Thought, The University ofChicago "This book, by one of the leading North American ethicists,gives us strong arguments for the orienting power of a theologicalhumanism in a pluralistic world. Schweiker demonstrates howtheological ethics can shed light on different realms of life inour complex world in order to rise to the challenge of currentglobal dynamics." -Michael Welker, Ruprecht-Karls-UniversitatHeidelberg "Attentive to the multicultural dialogue of the present age andthe wide divisions opened up by international terrorism, especiallythe horror of 11 September 2001, this book offers a quite validreflection on the ethic of responsibility, based on the key issueof the integrity of life." -José-Román Flecha, Universidad Pontificia deSalamanca, Ethical Perspectives "This is a fruitful and productive study ... Istrongly commend this study for its originality and for itscritical rigor." -Thomas W. Ogletree, Yale University DivinitySchool
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