Religion and moral reason : a new method for comparative study / Ronald M. Green.
| Author/creator | Green, Ronald Michael |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1988. |
| Description | xvi, 278 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- I: BASIC ISSUES IN RELIGION AND REASON: The deep structure -- Religion and morality in the African traditional setting -- Morality and the demise of ethical monotheism in China -- Revelation and reason in Biblical faith: Genesis 22 and traditional Judaism -- Revelation and reason in Biblical faith: Genesis 22 and Christianity -- II: RELIGIONS AS MORAL TEACHERS: Religious ritual and the "Pedagogics of Liminality" -- Religion and social justice -- Morality in popular religious literature: the art of judgment in Valmiki's Ramayana -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Continuing in the tradition of his well-received Religious Reason, Ronald Green here offers a penetrating moral understanding of religious belief and practice. Human religiousness, he contends, principally arises from a universal "deep structure" of moral reasoning that comprises three essential elements: one guides impartial moral reasoning; a second affirms the reality of moral retribution; and a third provides escape from the penalties that justly accompany unavoidable human moral failure. Using this innovative approach, Green confronts a series of different religious traditions and issues, including African primal religions, classical Chinese religion, the "Divine Command" tradition in Judaism and Christianity, religious ritual, and the economic teachings of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. Drawing on contemporary rationalist ethical theory, Green provides a simple but effective model for understanding the complexity of religious life." -- Amazon.com viewed May 6, 2021. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-266) and index. |
| LCCN | 87015230 |
| ISBN | 0195043405 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195043402 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195043413 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195043419 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BJ47 .G74 1988 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |