Christian Ethics and the Moral Psychologies

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  • ISBN :9780802831712
  • Format :Paperback
  • Pricing Attribute :Normal
  • Page Count :244
  • Dimensions :152 x 229 x 19mm
  • Publication Date :01 May 2006
  • Publisher :Wm.B.Eerdmans Publishing Co.
  • Author :Don S Browning

Description :Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psychological solutions advanced for a host of moral dilemmas. How should ethically minded Christians include insights from such disciplines as psychoanalysis, cognitive moral development, and neuroscience in their theological reflection? Don Browning offers a serious proposal for combining these disciplines with the best in ethical reflection from a Christian standpoint. Along the way, he introduces readers to the moral psychology work of Sigmund Freud, Carol Gilligan, Antonio Damasio, and others, opening up a dialogue between their work and the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur. Browning also recognizes the potential limits of the conversation between Christian ethics and the moral psychologies, pointing out where they must diverge.