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American Protestant Ethics and the Legacy of H.Richard Niebuhr
William Werpehowski
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Paperback. An analysis and evaluation of the monumental influence of H Richard Niebuhr. In a comprehensive investigation of the work of four contemporary ethicists, important in their own right, Paul Ramsey, Stanley Hauerwas, James Gustafson, and Kathryn Tanner, it explores how the legacy of Niebuhr has made an impact on their thought and work. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
In this careful analysis and evaluation of the monumental influence of Niebuhr, Werpehowski traces four streams that flow from Niebuhr's theology, particularly as it deals with ethics. In a tightly knit and comprehensive investigation of the work of four contemporary ethicists, important in their own right, Paul Ramsey, Stanley Hauerwas, James Gustafson, and Kathryn Tanner, Werpehowski explores how the legacy of Niebuhr has made an impact on their thought and work. He presents a clear, concise, nuanced, analytical criticism of the development of the four ethicist's construction of ethics-and does it in a way that interweaves and puts the four ... Read more
In this careful analysis and evaluation of the monumental influence of Niebuhr, Werpehowski traces four streams that flow from Niebuhr's theology, particularly as it deals with ethics. In a tightly knit and comprehensive investigation of the work of four contemporary ethicists, important in their own right, Paul Ramsey, Stanley Hauerwas, James Gustafson, and Kathryn Tanner, Werpehowski explores how the legacy of Niebuhr has made an impact on their thought and work. He presents a clear, concise, nuanced, analytical criticism of the development of the four ethicist's construction of ethics-and does it in a way that interweaves and puts the four ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Moral Traditions Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878403837
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V9780878403837
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About William Werpehowski
William Werpehowski is a professor in the Theology and Religious Studies Department at Villanova University and the director of the Center for Peace and Justice Education. He is co-editor of The Love Commandments: Essays in Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy and The Essential Paul Ramsey: A Collection.
Reviews for American Protestant Ethics and the Legacy of H.Richard Niebuhr
A carefully written and wide-ranging work... A great strength of this book is that Werpehowski reads the figures he takes up fairly and insightfully. His interpretations challenge a number of entrenched exegetical stereotypes. Theology Today