Evil and Christian Ethics by Gordon Graham (English) Paperback Book

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Genocide in Rwanda, multiple murder in Denver or Dunblane, the gruesome activities of serial killers—what makes these great evils, and why do they occur? In addressing such questions this book interconnects contemporary moral philosophy with recent work in New Testament scholarship. The conclusions to emerge are surprising. Gordon Graham argues that the inability of modernist thought to account satisfactorily for evil and its occurrence should not lead us to embrace an eclectic postmodernism, but to take seriously some unfashionable premodern conceptions—Satan, demonic possession, spiritual powers, cosmic battles. The book makes a powerful case for the rejection of humanism and naturalism, and for explaining the moral obligation to struggle against evil by reference to the New Testament's cosmic narrative.

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Genocide in Rwanda, multiple murder at Denver or Dunblane, the gruesome activities of serial killers - what makes these great evils, and why do they occur? In addressing such questions this book, unusually, interconnects contemporary moral philosophy with recent work in New Testament scholarship. The conclusions to emerge are surprising. Gordon Graham argues that the inability of modernist thought to account satisfactorily for evil and its occurrence should not lead us to embrace an eclectic postmodernism, but to take seriously some unfashionable pre-modern conceptions - Satan, demonic possession, spiritual powers, cosmic battles. Precisely because it strives to observe the high standards of clarity and rigour that are the hallmarks of philosophy in the analytical tradition, the book makes a powerful case for the rejection of humanism and naturalism, and for explaining the moral obligation to struggle against evil by reference to the New Testament's cosmic narrative.

Author Biography

Gordon Graham is Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy at King's College, University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Christian ethics or moral theology; 2. The real Jesus; 3. Evil and action; 4. Forces of light and forces of darkness; 5. The transformation of evil; 6. The theology of hope; Bibliography.

Review

'... a sensitive, creative and beautifully written account of Augustine ... Matthewes presents an account of evil that is in part metaphysical (supra-personal), but conceived more as energy than substance ... this brilliant, engaging and provocative book deserves a wide readership ... it will bring people to Augustine - and thereby to their own situation - afresh ...'. Church Times '... the book is a major addition to the discussion of all the issues with which it concerns itself. It is also, as always with Graham's work, very well written.' Conversations in Religion and Theology

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'… the book is a major addition to the discussion of all the issues with which it concerns itself. It is also, as always with Graham's work, very well written.' Conversations in Religion and Theology

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This book interconnects contemporary moral philosophy with recent work in New Testament scholarship.

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This book interconnects contemporary moral philosophy with recent work in New Testament scholarship and makes a powerful case for the rejection of humanism and naturalism, explaining the moral obligation to struggle against evil by reference to the New Testament's cosmic narrative.

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This book interconnects contemporary moral philosophy with recent work in New Testament scholarship and makes a powerful case for the rejection of humanism and naturalism, explaining the moral obligation to struggle against evil by reference to the New Testament's cosmic narrative.

Details ISBN0521797454 Author Gordon Graham Short Title EVIL & CHRISTIAN ETHICS Publisher Cambridge University Press Series New Studies in Christian Ethics Language English ISBN-10 0521797454 ISBN-13 9780521797450 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 241 Series Number 20 Year 2001 Publication Date 2001-01-31 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Pages 260 Residence STK Birth 1949 Affiliation Princeton Theological Seminary, USA Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises DOI 10.1604/9780521797450 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2000-11-16 AU Release Date 2000-11-16 NZ Release Date 2000-11-16 We've got this

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