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Paperback. Condition: Good. What is the relationship between personal virtue and the common good? Toward Thriving Communities: Virtue Ethics as Social Ethics demonstrates how developing individual virtue can lead to a vision for collaboratively improving the wider world. With chapter overviews and summaries, review questions, integrated case studies, definitions, and suggestions for further reading, this text provides a thorough and accessible case for the inseparable pursuits of both personal and societal flourishing. Brian Stiltner is professor of theology and religious studies and department chair of philosophy, theology, and religious studies at Sacred Heart University.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. What is the relationship between personal virtue and the common good? Toward Thriving Communities: Virtue Ethics as Social Ethics demonstrates how developing individual virtue can lead to a vision for collaboratively improving the wider world. With chapter overviews and summaries, review questions, integrated case studies, definitions, and suggestions for further reading, this text provides a thorough and accessible case for the inseparable pursuits of both personal and societal flourishing. Brian Stiltner is professor of theology and religious studies and department chair of philosophy, theology, and religious studies at Sacred Heart University.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the face of polarization and disconnection in American society, congregations remain vital for helping people create authentic community. This innovative resource teaches pastors and church members how to strengthen their congregations through practices such as hospitality and small-group sharing and how to build up their neighborhoods through public service and faith-based community organizing. Stiltner provides inspiration and advice for Christians who still have hope for community.Stiltner argues that Americas deepest crisis is a crisis of community. Drawing on six years of research in six congregations, he shows how churches can help rebuild social trust and strengthen civic life. Faith in Community offers a hopeful call for congregations to be the communities that God calls them to be, which will make their local communities stronger in the process.Community is fragile these days, sometimes even in congregations. Stiltner contends that, in the face of political polarization and eroded social trust, Christians need to be very intentional about how they build community. Whats most important for doing so, both within the congregation and as the congregation reaches out, is nurturing relationships. With numerous examples from his research, Stiltner develops strategies for community building that are doable for any church. Presenting theological and sociological reflection on cases studies from seven U.S. churches, this book offers best practices, challenges, and opportunities for churches to build community. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. "This book began in an argument between friends surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of the debate about whether the United States and the United Kingdom should invade Iraq in 2003. Situated on opposite sides of the Atlantic, in different churches, and on different sides of the just war/pacifist fence, we exchanged long emails that rehearsed on a small scale the great national and international debates that were taking place around us. We discovered the common ground we shared, as well as some predictable and some surprising points of difference.When the initial hostilities ended, our conversation continued, and we felt the urgency of contributing to a wider Christian debate about whether and when war could be justified." (From the Preface). So began a dynamic collaboration that developed into a civil but provocative debate over matters of war and peace that is "Faith and Force". From the ancient battles between Greek city-states to the Crusades to the World Wars of the twentieth-century to the present-day wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Middle East, aggressors and defenders alike have claimed the mantle of righteousness and termed their actions just.But can the carnage of war ever be morally grounded? And if so, how? These are the questions that David L. Clough, a Methodist proponent of pacifism, and Brian Stiltner, a Catholic theologian and just war adherent, have vowed to answer - together. With one voice, Clough and Stiltner outline and clarify issues of humanitarian intervention, weapons proliferation, and preventative war against rogue states. Their writing is grounded in Christian tradition and provides a fresh and illuminating account of the complexities and nuances of the pacifist and just war positions. In each chapter Clough and Stiltner engage in debate on the issues, demonstrating a respectful exchange of ideas absent in much contemporary political discourse - whether on television or in the classroom. The result is a well-reasoned, challenging repartee that searches for common ground within the Christian tradition and on behalf of the faithful promotion of justice - yet one that also recognizes genuine differences that cannot be bridged easily. Intended for a broad audience, "Faith and Force" is the perfect foil to the shrill screeching that surrounds partisan perspectives on military power and its use.To help with using the book in a classroom context, the authors have provided Questions for Reflection and Discussion for each chapter. You can download these questions in PDF format from our associated website.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 304 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In the face of polarization and disconnection in American society, congregations remain vital for helping people create authentic community. This innovative resource teaches pastors and church members how to strengthen their congregations through practices such as hospitality and small-group sharing and how to build up their neighborhoods through public service and faith-based community organizing. Stiltner provides inspiration and advice for Christians who still have hope for community.Stiltner argues that America's deepest crisis is a crisis of community. Drawing on six years of research in six congregations, he shows how churches can help rebuild social trust and strengthen civic life. Faith in Community offers a hopeful call for congregations to be the communities that God calls them to be, which will make their local communities stronger in the process.Community is fragile these days, sometimes even in congregations. Stiltner contends that, in the face of political polarization and eroded social trust, Christians need to be very intentional about how they build community. What's most important for doing so, both within the congregation and as the congregation reaches out, is nurturing relationships. With numerous examples from his research, Stiltner develops strategies for community building that are doable for any church.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the face of polarization and disconnection in American society, congregations remain vital for helping people create authentic community. This innovative resource teaches pastors and church members how to strengthen their congregations through practices such as hospitality and small-group sharing and how to build up their neighborhoods through public service and faith-based community organizing. Stiltner provides inspiration and advice for Christians who still have hope for community.Stiltner argues that Americas deepest crisis is a crisis of community. Drawing on six years of research in six congregations, he shows how churches can help rebuild social trust and strengthen civic life. Faith in Community offers a hopeful call for congregations to be the communities that God calls them to be, which will make their local communities stronger in the process.Community is fragile these days, sometimes even in congregations. Stiltner contends that, in the face of political polarization and eroded social trust, Christians need to be very intentional about how they build community. Whats most important for doing so, both within the congregation and as the congregation reaches out, is nurturing relationships. With numerous examples from his research, Stiltner develops strategies for community building that are doable for any church. Presenting theological and sociological reflection on cases studies from seven U.S. churches, this book offers best practices, challenges, and opportunities for churches to build community. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. Outlines and clarifies issues of humanitarian intervention, weapons proliferation, and preventative war against rogue states. This title provides an account of the complexities and nuances of the pacifist and just war positions.Inhaltsverzeichnis.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2020 OUP hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. Contents Contributors Introduction: Linda Hogan PART I: RELIGION AND PUBLIC REASON: PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS 1. Why Can't We All Just Get Along with Each Other?: Nicholas Wolterstorff 2. Citizenship, Religion, and Political Liberalism: Raymond Plant 3. Between Postsecular Society and the Neutral State: Religion as a Resource for Public Reason: Maureen Junker-Kenny PART II: RELIGION AND PUBLIC REASON: THEOLOGICAL VIEWS 4. Translation, Conversation, or Hospitality? Approaches to Theological Reasons in Public Deliberation: Luke Bretherton 5. Messianic Ethics and Diaspora Communities: Upbuilding the Secular Theologically from Below: P. Travis Kroeker 6. Christian Hope and Public Reason: Robert Gascoigne PART III: RELIGION AND PUBLIC REASON: PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES 7. Not Translation, but Conversation: Theology in Public Debate about Euthanasia: Nigel Biggar 8. Religious Education and Democratic Character: Paul Weithman 9. Religion and Public Reason in the Global Politics of Human Rights: Linda Hogan PART IV: RELIGION AND PUBLIC REASON: NATIONAL CONTEXTS 10. The Public Presence of Religion in England: Anglican Religious Leaders and Public Culture: Peter Sedgwick 11. Religion, Rhetoric, and Running for Office: Public Reason on the US Campaign Trail: Brian Stiltner and Steven Michels 12. Islam and the Secularized Nation: A Transatlantic Comparison: Jocelyne Cesari Conclusion: Nigel Biggar Index. …

Paperback. Condition: New. "This book began in an argument between friends surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of the debate about whether the United States and the United Kingdom should invade Iraq in 2003. Situated on opposite sides of the Atlantic, in different churches, and on different sides of the just war/pacifist fence, we exchanged long emails that rehearsed on a small scale the great national and international debates that were taking place around us. We discovered the common ground we shared, as well as some predictable and some surprising points of difference.When the initial hostilities ended, our conversation continued, and we felt the urgency of contributing to a wider Christian debate about whether and when war could be justified." (From the Preface). So began a dynamic collaboration that developed into a civil but provocative debate over matters of war and peace that is "Faith and Force". From the ancient battles between Greek city-states to the Crusades to the World Wars of the twentieth-century to the present-day wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Middle East, aggressors and defenders alike have claimed the mantle of righteousness and termed their actions just.But can the carnage of war ever be morally grounded? And if so, how? These are the questions that David L. Clough, a Methodist proponent of pacifism, and Brian Stiltner, a Catholic theologian and just war adherent, have vowed to answer - together. With one voice, Clough and Stiltner outline and clarify issues of humanitarian intervention, weapons proliferation, and preventative war against rogue states. Their writing is grounded in Christian tradition and provides a fresh and illuminating account of the complexities and nuances of the pacifist and just war positions. In each chapter Clough and Stiltner engage in debate on the issues, demonstrating a respectful exchange of ideas absent in much contemporary political discourse - whether on television or in the classroom. The result is a well-reasoned, challenging repartee that searches for common ground within the Christian tradition and on behalf of the faithful promotion of justice - yet one that also recognizes genuine differences that cannot be bridged easily. Intended for a broad audience, "Faith and Force" is the perfect foil to the shrill screeching that surrounds partisan perspectives on military power and its use.To help with using the book in a classroom context, the authors have provided Questions for Reflection and Discussion for each chapter. You can download these questions in PDF format from our associated website.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 304 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.