Scandalous Obligation: Rethinking Christian Responsibility - Softcover

Eric R. Severson

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9780834126121: Scandalous Obligation: Rethinking Christian Responsibility
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ISBN 10: 0834126125 ISBN 13: 9780834126121
Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2011

Synopsis

Responsibility is routinely overlooked, manipulated, and oversimplified. In Scandalous Obligation, Eric Severson explores the scope of Christian responsibility. This book delves into the slippery nature of obligation, the dilemma of competing calls for justice, and the perilous temptation to dismiss or avoid responsibility. Using examples from popular culture Severson casts an expansive and often daunting vision of responsibility that challenges the status quo.This book presses readers to consider the many complications that arise when Christians begin to understand the extent of their responsibility for the suffering that abounds in the world. It explores how Christians are to turn this approach to responsibility toward the clouds of injustice and pain that hang over our world today.

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About the Author

Eric R. Severson is a philosopher specializing in the work of Emmanuel Levinas.  He is author of the books Levinas's Philosophy of Time (Duquesne University Press, 2013) and Scandalous Obligation (Beacon Hill Press, 2011), and editor of several other works. He teaches philosophy at Seattle University.

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Publisher
Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0834126125
ISBN 13 
9780834126121
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192
Rating
  • 4.09 out of 5 stars
    43 ratings by Goodreads