On the Moral Nature of the Universe - Theology, Cosmology and Ethics (Paperback, New)

What is the ethical import of contemporary scientific cosmology? How does our understanding of the universe relate to our most pressing social concerns? How do the disparate fields of theology, ethics, and the sciences relate to each other? Murphy and Ellis offer a coherent construction of these relations and show how a particular moral vision-a "kenotic" ethic-is supported "from below" by the social sciences and "from above" by theology. The theological import of contemporary cosmology, they argue, points ultimately to an ethic that centers on self-sacrifice and nonviolence. In ambition, rigor, and scale, in its search for an integrated and coherent worldview at a time of unprecedented complexity and uncertainty, readers will find this volume daring and important.

General

Imprint:	Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Theology and the Sciences
Release date:	1996
First published:	August 1996
Authors:	Nancey Murphy • George F. R. Ellis
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	268
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8006-2983-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-8006-2983-3
Barcode:	9780800629830

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