Description
Written by internationally renowned scholars, this Companion maps the moral teachings of the world's religions, and also charts new directions for work in the field of religious ethics.
About the Author
William Schwieker is Director of the Martin Marty Center and Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of Theological Ethics in the Divinity School, University of Chicago. He is the author of Mimetic Reflections: A Study in Hermeneutics, Theology and Ethics (1990); Responsibility and Christian Ethics (1995); Power, Value and Conviction: Theological Ethics in the Postmodern Age (1998); and Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics: In the Time of Many Worlds (2004). He has published numerous articles and award-winning essays, as well as edited and contributed to five volumes on moral theory and hermeneutics.
Reviews
"This volume is an extremely thorough and scholarly resource in religious ethics, containing comprehensive essays by fifty-seven scholars, some of them quite well known." (Religious Studies Review, June 2010)
"Edited by the superbly qualified Schweiker, this book contains 57 short articles by leading scholars of religious ethics ... The volume's goal of exhibiting the horizons of contemporary work in religious ethics is well achieved ... It serves also as a useful reference on the most studied traditions and on theoretical and practical issues. Highly recommended." Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781405177580
Author William Schweiker
Format Paperback
Page Count 634
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1071g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 170mm * 47mm
- Now available in paperback, this is a rich resource for understanding the moral teachings and practices of the world's religions
- Includes detailed discussions of issues in moral theory
- Offers extensive treatment of the world's major religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese religions and African religions
- Compares the ways in which the religions provide resources for addressing current moral challenges in areas such as ecology, economics, global dynamics, religious war, human rights and other topics.
About the Author
William Schwieker is Director of the Martin Marty Center and Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of Theological Ethics in the Divinity School, University of Chicago. He is the author of Mimetic Reflections: A Study in Hermeneutics, Theology and Ethics (1990); Responsibility and Christian Ethics (1995); Power, Value and Conviction: Theological Ethics in the Postmodern Age (1998); and Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics: In the Time of Many Worlds (2004). He has published numerous articles and award-winning essays, as well as edited and contributed to five volumes on moral theory and hermeneutics.
Reviews
"This volume is an extremely thorough and scholarly resource in religious ethics, containing comprehensive essays by fifty-seven scholars, some of them quite well known." (Religious Studies Review, June 2010)
"Edited by the superbly qualified Schweiker, this book contains 57 short articles by leading scholars of religious ethics ... The volume's goal of exhibiting the horizons of contemporary work in religious ethics is well achieved ... It serves also as a useful reference on the most studied traditions and on theoretical and practical issues. Highly recommended." Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781405177580
Author William Schweiker
Format Paperback
Page Count 634
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1071g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 170mm * 47mm
