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Solidarity and Difference

By Horrell, David G.

Solidarity and Difference Religion & Esotericism

Solidarity and Difference

By Horrell, David G.

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David G. Horrell presents a study of Pauline ethics, examining how Paul's moral discourse envisages and constructs communities in which there is a strong sense of solidarity but also legitimate difference in various aspects of ethical practice. Horrell reads New Testament texts with an explicit awareness of contemporary ethical theory, and assesses Paul's contribution as a moral thinker in the context of modern debate. Using a framework indebted to the social sciences, as well as to contemporary ethical theory, Horrell examines the construction of community in Paul's letters, the notions of purity, boundaries and identity, Paul's attempts to deal with diversity in his churches, the role of imitating Christ in Paul's ethics, and the ethic Paul develops for interaction with 'outsiders'. Finally, the pattern of Paul's moral thinking is considered in relation to the liberal-communitarian debate, with explicit consideration given to the central moral norms of Pauline thought, and the prospects for, and problems with, appropriating these in the contemporary world. This Cornerstones edition includes an extended reflective introduction and a substantial foreword from N.T. Wright.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
436
Release Date:
2015-11-19
Publication Date:
2015-11-19
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567662829
ISBN13:
9780567662828
Weight:
658 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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