Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title:Justice and Christian ethics
Additional Title:Justice & Christian Ethics
From: E. Clinton Gardner
Person: Gardner, Edward Clinton
1920-2005
Verfasser
aut
Main Author: Gardner, Edward Clinton 1920-2005 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1995
Series:New studies in Christian ethics 7
Notation:BL 3160
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511628009
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511628009
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511628009
Summary:Justice and Christian Ethics is a study in the meaning and foundations of justice in modern society. Written from a theological perspective, its focus is upon the interaction of religion and law in their common pursuit of justice. Consideration is given, first, to the historical roots of justice in the classical tradition of virtue (Aristotle and Aquinas) and in the biblical ideas of covenant and the righteousness of God. Subsequent chapters trace the relationships between justice, law and virtue in Puritanism, in Locke, and in the founding documents of the American Republic in the late eighteenth century. In his concluding section, the author develops a covenantal interpretation of justice which includes both law and virtue, both human rights and the common good. Special attention is given to the pluralistic character of modern political societies; to criteria of distributive justice; and to religious resources for the renewal and transformation of justice
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 179 pages)
ISBN:9780511628009
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511628009