Roots of Relational Ethics: Responsibility in Origin and Maturity in H. Richard Niebuhr (AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion)

Keiser, R. Melvin

ISBN 10: 0788502123 / ISBN 13: 9780788502125

Published by Scholars Press, 1996

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Very good- paperback copy (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Top edge has a couple small stains that are only visible from exterior (i.e. staining is superficial and does not go down into the page), light shelfwear to corners. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Roots of Relational Ethics: Responsibility in Origin and Maturity in H. Richard Niebuhr (AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion)
• Publisher: Scholars Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0788502123
• ISBN 13: 9780788502125
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Paperback Edition.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Weight: 14 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion Theology/History

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Synopsis

H. Richard Niebuhr's major work, which he did not live to complete, was to be on theological ethics. Based on the published and unpublished writings that Niebuhr completed during the last decade of his life, Roots of Relational Ethics demonstrates that Niebuhr's conception of responsibility was the culmination of his thought about self, God, Christ, the church, ethics and decision-making, and social evil. R. Melvin Keiser examines the limitations and potential of Niebuhr's use of responsibility in comparison with relevant themes in liberation and feminist theological ethics. He suggests that Niebuhr's mature work can contribute to the alleviation of environmental exploitation, sexism, anti-Judaims, war, racism, and classism.