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Includes an introduction by Marilyn McCord Adams along with Notes
and Appendices.
Abelard's major ethical writings--Ethics, or Know Yourself, and
Dialogue between a Philosopher, a Jew and a Christian, are
presented here in a student edition including cross-references,
explanatory notes, a full table of references, bibliography, and
index.
Drawing from Jesus words to the disciples to become like children,
Marilyn McCord Adams presents more than two hundred fifty original
prayers that serve as powerful and practical examples of how adults
can pray in a manner that combines the complexity and richness of
their adult experiences with the candor, immediacy, demands, and
expectations of a child. The prayers in this collection encourage
us to move to a deeper level of intimacy and openness to God, which
McCord Adams believes will compel us to bring the pressing problems
facing us directly to God. This resource, which can be used by
those who lead public worship as well as those who seek to grow
closer to God in private, includes prayers that address social and
personal concerns such as peace, justice, care of the environment,
and responding to Gods call.
When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer
may question not only life's worth but also God's power and
goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister,
Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a
fundamental dilemma of Christian thought—how to reconcile faith
in God with the evils that afflict human beings. Adams argues that
much of the discussion in analytic philosophy of religion over the
last forty years has offered too narrow an understanding of the
problem. The ground rules accepted for the discussion have usually
led philosophers to avert their gaze from the
worst—horrendous—evils and their devastating impact on human
lives. They have agreed to debate the issue on the basis of
religion-neutral values, and have focused on morals, an approach
that—Adams claims—is inadequate for formulating and solving the
problem of horrendous evils. She emphasizes instead the
fruitfulness of other evaluative categories such as purity and
defilement, honor and shame, and aesthetics. If redirected,
philosophical reflection on evil can, Adams's book demonstrates,
provide a valuable approach not only to theories of God and evil
but also to pastoral care.
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The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in
the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources
have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues,
leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of
ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight
into this ageless philosophical issue.
The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in
the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources
have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues,
leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of
ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight
into this ageless philosophical issue.
How can the Body and Blood of Christ, without ever leaving heaven,
come to be really present on eucharistic altars where the bread and
wine still seem to be? Thirteenth and fourteenth century Christian
Aristotelians thought the answer had to be "transubstantiation."
Acclaimed philosopher, Marilyn McCord Adams, investigates these
later medieval theories of the Eucharist, concentrating on the
writings of Thomas Aquinas, Giles of Rome, Duns Scotus, and William
Ockham, with some reference to Peter Lombard, Hugh of St. Victor,
and Bonaventure. She examines how their efforts to formulate and
integrate this theological datum provoked them to make significant
revisions in Aristotelian philosophical theories regarding the
metaphysical structure and location of bodies, differences between
substance and accidents, causality and causal powers, and
fundamental types of change. Setting these developments in the
theological context that gave rise to the question draws attention
to their understandings of the sacraments and their purpose, as
well as to their understandings of the nature and destiny of human
beings.
Adams concludes that their philosophical modifications were mostly
not ad hoc, but systematic revisions that made room for
transubstantiation while allowing Aristotle still to describe what
normally and naturally happens. By contrast, their picture of the
world as it will be (after the last judgment) seems less well
integrated with their sacramental theology and their understandings
of human nature.
Who would the Saviour have to be, what would the Saviour have to do
to rescue human beings from the meaning-destroying experiences of
their lives? This book offers a systematic Christology that is at
once biblical and philosophical. Starting with human radical
vulnerability to horrors such as permanent pain, sadistic abuse or
genocide, it develops what must be true about Christ if He is the
horror-defeater who ultimately resolves all the problems affecting
the human condition and Divine-human relations. Distinctive
elements of Marilyn McCord Adams' study are her defence of the
two-natures theory, of Christ as Inner Teacher and a functional
partner in human flourishing, and her arguments in favour of
literal bodily resurrection (Christ's and ours) and of a strong
doctrine of corporeal Eucharistic presence. The book concludes that
Christ is the One in Whom, not only Christian doctrine, but cosmos,
church, and the human psyche hold together.
Who would the Saviour have to be, what would the Saviour have to do
to rescue human beings from the meaning-destroying experiences of
their lives? This book offers a systematic Christology that is at
once biblical and philosophical. Starting with human radical
vulnerability to horrors such as permanent pain, sadistic abuse or
genocide, it develops what must be true about Christ if He is the
horror-defeater who ultimately resolves all the problems affecting
the human condition and Divine-human relations. Distinctive
elements of Marilyn McCord Adams' study are her defence of the
two-natures theory, of Christ as Inner Teacher and a functional
partner in human flourishing, and her arguments in favour of
literal bodily resurrection (Christ's and ours) and of a strong
doctrine of corporeal Eucharistic presence. The book concludes that
Christ is the One in Whom, not only Christian doctrine, but cosmos,
church, and the human psyche hold together.
Adams argues that much of the discussion in analytic philosophy or
religion over the last forty years has offered too narrow an
understanding of the problem. The ground rules accepted for the
discussion have usually led philosophers to avert their gaze from
the worst "horrendous" evils and their devastating impact on human
lives. They have agreed to debate the issue on the basis of
religion-neutral values, and have focused on morals, an approach
that -- Adams claims -- is inadequate for formulating and solving
the problem of horrendous evils. She emphasizes instead the
fruitfulness of other evaluative categories such as purity and
defilement, honor and shame, and aesthetics.
If redirected, philosophical reflection on evil can, Adams's
book demonstrates, provide a valuable approach not only to theories
of God and evil but also to pastoral care.
Includes an introduction by Marilyn McCord Adams along with Notes
and Appendices.
The problem of evil is an accessible topic which easily engages the interest of students. It is perhaps the most popular course for students of the philosophy of religion and it is also taught at theological colleges and seminaries. This book makes available in accessible form some of the most important recent writings in the subject, culled from periodicals and other sources which would not be readily available to the university student or general reader. The book includes a selective bibliography and an editorial introduction.
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