Moral formation and the virtuous life
The anatomy and scope of repentance -- Resisting worldly powers and renouncing worldly evils -- Christianity as a rule of life -- Divine paideia and the quest for moral wisdom -- Biblical narrative, hagiography, and moral mimesis -- Sacraments, liturgy, and moral formation -- Habituating virtues and...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Minneapolis
Fortress Press
2019
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| Schriftenreihe: | Ad fontes : early Christian sources
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The anatomy and scope of repentance -- Resisting worldly powers and renouncing worldly evils -- Christianity as a rule of life -- Divine paideia and the quest for moral wisdom -- Biblical narrative, hagiography, and moral mimesis -- Sacraments, liturgy, and moral formation -- Habituating virtues and eradicating vices -- Love : beginning and end of the Christian virtues In Moral Formation and the Virtuous Life, volume editor Paul M. Blowers has translated and gathered several key texts from early Christian sources to explore the broad themes of moral conscience and ethics. Readers will gain a sense of how moral formation was part of a process sustained by pastoral instruction and admonition based on ritual practice (baptism, eucharist, and liturgy) as well as learned ethical behaviors related to moral issues, such as sexual ethics, marriage and celibacy, wealth and poverty, pagan entertainment, military service, and more |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and indexes |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 205 Seiten 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781451496345 978-1-4514-9634-5 |