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Based on an unfinished manuscript by the late philosopher Dallas
Willard, this book makes the case that the 20th century saw a
massive shift in Western beliefs and attitudes concerning the
possibility of moral knowledge, such that knowledge of the moral
life and of its conduct is no longer routinely available from the
social institutions long thought to be responsible for it. In this
sense, moral knowledge-as a publicly available resource for
living-has disappeared. Via a detailed survey of main developments
in ethical theory from the late 19th through the late 20th
centuries, Willard explains philosophy's role in this shift. In
pointing out the shortcomings of these developments, he shows that
the shift was not the result of rational argument or discovery, but
largely of arational social forces-in other words, there was no
good reason for moral knowledge to have disappeared. The
Disappearance of Moral Knowledge is a unique contribution to the
literature on the history of ethics and social morality. Its review
of historical work on moral knowledge covers a wide range of
thinkers including T.H Green, G.E Moore, Charles L. Stevenson, John
Rawls, and Alasdair MacIntyre. But, most importantly, it concludes
with a novel proposal for how we might reclaim moral knowledge that
is inspired by the phenomenological approach of Knud Logstrup and
Emmanuel Levinas. Edited and eventually completed by three of
Willard's former graduate students, this book marks the culmination
of Willard's project to find a secure basis in knowledge for the
moral life.
Can the phenomena of the human mind be separated from the practices
of spiritual formation-of growing to have the mind of Christ?
Research into the nature of moral and spiritual change has revived
in recent years in the worlds of psychology on one hand and
theology and philosophy on the other. But psychology and spiritual
formation draw upon distinct bodies of research and theory grounded
in different methodologies, resulting in conversation that has
suffered from a lack of interdisciplinary cross-pollination. Rooted
in a year-long discussion held by Biola University's Center for
Christian Thought (CCT), this volume bridges the gaps caused by
professional specialization among psychology, theology, and
philosophy. Each essay was forged out of an integrative discussion
among theologians, psychologists, philosophers, New Testament
scholars, educators, and pastors around the CCT seminar table.
Topics that emerged included relational and developmental
spirituality, moral virtue and judgment, and suffering and trauma.
Psychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue speaks across
disciplinary divides, fostering fruitful conversation for fresh
insights into the nature and dynamics of personal spiritual change.
Contributors include Justin L. Barrett, School of Psychology,
Fuller Theological Seminary Earl D. Bland, Rosemead School of
Psychology, Biola University Ellen T. Charry, Princeton Seminary
John H. Coe, Biola University Robert A. Emmons, University of
California, Davis Stephen Evans, Baylor University Bruce Hindmarsh,
Regent College, Vancouver Marie T. Hoffman, New York University
James M. Houston, Regent College, Vancouver Steven J. Sandage,
David R. Paine, and Jonathan Morgan, Boston University Siang Yang
Tan, School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary Everett L.
Worthington, Jr., Brandon J. Griffin, and Caroline R. Lavelock,
Virginia Commonwealth University Edited by Thomas M. Crisp,
professor of philosophy, Biola University Steve L. Porter,
professor of theology, spiritual formation, and philosophy, Talbot
School of Theology and Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola
University Gregg Ten Elshof, professor of philosophy, Biola
University Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS)
Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and
behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work,
and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian
clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.
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