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Studies in Christian Ethics
Journal Prestige (SJR): 0.117  Number of Followers: 13  Hybrid journal (It can contain Open Access articles)ISSN (Print) 0953-9468 - ISSN (Online) 1745-5235 Published by Sage Publications  [1176 journals]
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- Book Review: The Spirit and the Common Good: Shared Flourishing in the
Image of God by Daniela C. Augustine, with a foreword by Miroslav Volf-
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Authors: Nicholas Townsend
Pages: 176 - 180
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 176-180, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:09Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Shelter Theology: The Religious Lives of People Without Homes
by Susan J. Dunlap-
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Authors: Laura Stivers
Pages: 180 - 183
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 180-183, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:06Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645a
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Business Ethics and Catholic Social Thought by Daniel K. Finn
(ed.)-
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Authors: Kenman Wong
Pages: 183 - 187
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 183-187, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:05Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645b
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Disputes in Bioethics: Abortion, Euthanasia, and Other
Controversies by Christopher Kaczor-
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Authors: Thomas Finegan
Pages: 187 - 191
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 187-191, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:08Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645c
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Reformed Public Theology by Matthew Kaemingk (ed.)
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Authors: Paul J. Park
Pages: 191 - 194
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 191-194, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:07Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645d
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- Book Review: Augustine on the Will: A Theological Account by Han-luen
Kantzer Komline-
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Authors: Joanna Leidenhag
Pages: 194 - 197
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 194-197, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:03Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645e
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Church Conflicts: The Cross, Apocalyptic, and Political
Resistance by Ernst Käsemann-
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Authors: Declan Kelly
Pages: 197 - 201
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 197-201, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:03Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645f
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: ¡Presente!: Nonviolent Politics and the Resurrection of the
Dead by Kyle B. Lambelet-
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Authors: Claire Hein Blanton
Pages: 201 - 203
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 201-203, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:04Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645g
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Theology, Ethics, and Technology in the Work of Jacques Ellul
and Paul Virilio: A Nascent Theological Tradition by Michael Morelli-
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Authors: Stan Goff
Pages: 203 - 206
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 203-206, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:03Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645h
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Pluriform Love: An Open and Relational Theology of Well-being
by Thomas Jay Oord-
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Authors: Jason W. Alvis
Pages: 207 - 210
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 207-210, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:04Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645i
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Beyond Kant and Nietzsche: The Munich Defence of Christian
Humanism by Tracey Rowland-
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Authors: Riyako Cecilia Hikota
Pages: 210 - 212
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 210-212, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:04Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645j
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Christian Socialism: The Promise of an Almost Forgotten
Tradition by Philip Turner-
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Authors: Joseph Forde
Pages: 212 - 215
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 212-215, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:05Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645k
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Rage in the Belly: Hunger in the New Testament by Luzia
Sutter Rehmann; The Meal that Reconnects: Eucharistic Eating and the
Global Food Crisis by Mary E. McGann RSCJ-
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Authors: Erik W. Dailey
Pages: 215 - 219
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 215-219, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:04Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645l
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Book Review: Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck: Christian Ethics in an Age of
Inequality by Kate Ward-
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Authors: Kevin Hargaden
Pages: 220 - 223
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 220-223, February 2023.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-01T04:50:10Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221139645m
Issue No: Vol. 36, No. 1 (2023)
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- Humility, Fear, and the Relationship between the Gifts and Infused Virtues
in Thomas Aquinas-
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Authors: Adam Eitel
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
In the Secunda secundae of his masterwork, the Summa Theologiae, Thomas Aquinas contends that reverence (an affection elicited by the gift of fear) is both the principle and cause of humility (an infused moral virtue). He suggests also that the relationship between fear and humility is emblematic of the relationship between the gifts of the Holy Spirit and infused virtues as such. This article examines these claims and explores their implications for understanding the contribution of the gifts to the infused virtues’ growth: as the theological virtues grow, the infused moral and intellectual virtues grow with them; yet this happens by the intermediate growth of the gifts. Although uncharted within the landscape of contemporary Aquinas studies, these claims are plainly attested in the Summa and corroborated by the Literal Exposition of Job and the Commentary on John.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-03-16T06:12:50Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468231159041
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- A Theological Account of Artificial Moral Agency
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Authors: Ximian Xu
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
This article seeks to explore the idea of artificial moral agency from a theological perspective. By drawing on the Reformed theology of archetype-ectype, it will demonstrate that computational artefacts are the ectype of human moral agents and, consequently, have a partial moral agency. In this light, human moral agents mediate and extend their moral values through computational artefacts, which are ontologically connected with humans and only related to limited particular moral issues. This moral leitmotif opens up a way to deploy carebots into Christian pastoral care while maintaining the human agent's uniqueness and responsibility in pastoral caregiving practices.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-03-10T05:58:01Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468231163002
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- The Problem of Suffering: The Exemplarist Theodicy
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Authors: Joshua R. Sijuwade
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
This article aims to provide a response to the problem of suffering through an explication of a new theodicy termed the Exemplarist Theodicy. This specific theodicy will be formulated in light of the moral theory provided by Linda Zagzebski, termed the Exemplarist Moral Theory, the notion of transformative experience, as explicated by L.A. Paul, Havi Carel and Ian James Kidd, and the virtue-theoretic approach to suffering proposed by Michael Brady, which, in combination with some further precisifying philosophical concepts—namely, compensation, total empathy, and infinitely valuable connections—will provide us with a possible, morally sufficient reason for why God allows individuals to experience suffering.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-03-03T09:48:55Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468231158473
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- Harms, Wrongs, and Medical Moral Injury
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Authors: Andrew Sloane
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
In this article I explore the contribution of ethical analysis and theological reflection to understanding and responding to moral injury of healthcare workers in light of the COVID pandemic. I begin by critically appraising the relevance of moral injury for healthcare contexts, and suggest that the term ‘medical moral injury’ should be used to differentiate it from ‘military moral injury’. I briefly relate medical moral injury to other relevant phenomena, such as moral dilemmas, moral distress, and moral residue, arguing that moral injury in healthcare contexts might take chronic as well as acute forms. I suggest that agent regret might play an important role in understanding medical moral injury. The associated distinction between harms and wrongs, and so regret and remorse, help us identify different kinds of moral injury, and the distinct role that apology plays in each instance. Theological reflection on penitence, forgiveness, and lament also contributes to understanding and responding to potentially morally injurious events. I conclude that while psychological intervention plays an important role in medical moral injury, moral and theological perspectives provide both crucial lenses through which to understand these potentially injurious moral landscapes, and resources to assist healthcare workers in navigating them more safely.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-03-01T07:03:15Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468231160015
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- ‘Spiritual Training’ and Growth in Infused Virtue: Aquinas’s Model
in Historical Context-
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Authors: David Elliot
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
This article examines the important role and historical context of spiritual ‘training’ (exercitium) in St. Thomas Aquinas’s account of infused virtue growth. The traditional practice of spiritual training or discipline confronted the dangers of mediocrity, lukewarmness and relapse in the moral life, seeking further to train us into virtuous conduct through prayer, fasting, vigils, recitation of psalms, examination of conscience, meditation on Scripture, and so forth. Thomas strongly advocated this praxis as crucial to growth in infused virtue. I examine the concept of spiritual training as he knew it, and in particular bring into view the unfamiliar context and landscape which gave it intelligibility. To this end I articulate the patristic and medieval sources which he relied upon and show what is distinctive in his account relative to that of his contemporaries. While his account is not parochial to Dominican life, I argue that the Order's literature regulating the formation of friars sheds crucial light on how Thomas conceived of spiritual training in practice, and conclude by suggesting some implications for moral theology and virtue theory.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-14T08:20:55Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221148420
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- Passion, Reason and the Virtues as Perfecting Habits
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Authors: Jean Porter
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
According to the spontaneity view of the role of the passions in moral deliberation, Aquinas holds that virtuous passions play an active role in moral deliberation, prior to the formation of moral judgement and choice. This article offers a qualified defense of this view. Qualified, because critics of this view are right to point out that Aquinas is generally suspicious of the passions, and he is careful to delimit the role that they can plan in processes of moral deliberation and choice. A defense, nonetheless, because Aquinas does give a positive role to virtuous passions in the early stages of moral discernment and deliberation, prior to judgement. Furthermore, Aquinas has strong reasons to defend something like the spontaneity view, given his overall view of the virtues as perfections of the powers they inform. That in itself does not necessarily mean that he does defend the spontaneity view, but it does suggest that we can develop such a defense out of what he does say, in such a way as to extend and clarify central elements of his moral theory.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-02-06T08:04:43Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468231152838
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- Are the Actions of a Person Operating Out of the Gifts the Same as the
Actions of That Person Operating Out of Infused Virtue'-
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Authors: William C. Mattison
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Are the actions of a person operating out of the gifts of the Holy Spirit the same as the actions of that person operating out of infused virtue' Answering this question provides an opportunity to offer a Thomistic account of how the gifts of the Holy Spirit are distinct from, yet related to, the infused virtues. This article begins with two recent arguments for how the gifts differ from the infused virtues. It then rejects those arguments based on Aquinas's mature writing on the gifts. The following section offers an account of the role of the gifts in the graced life of discipleship, including their relationship to the infused virtues, through a focus on the relationship between habit and act. The article concludes with three areas for further research and a nod toward pastoral application of this argument in sacramental preparation for confirmation.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-01-13T06:22:19Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221149698
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- Habits, Triggers and Moral Formation
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Authors: Angela Knobel
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
This article examines moral change, primarily through the lens of Summa Theologiae I-II 49–50. I argue that the specific difference Aquinas asserts between habits and dispositions allows for the possibility that virtuous habits can sometimes exist alongside problematic bodily dispositions. While in the typical case the actions that bring about a habit also bring about appropriate bodily dispositions, it is my contention that the cultivation of a habit need not eliminate all contrary bodily dispositions. This implies that one's past, whether it be one's pre-rational conditioning or past choices, can create bodily obstacles to the cultivation of virtue that later moral reformation may never entirely eliminate.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-01-12T07:19:02Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221149369
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- Calvin and Covenant Marriage: A Critical Genealogy
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Authors: Charles Guth
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Many Christians treat marriage as a covenant. An influential group of contemporary Christians argues that covenant marriage provides a response to what they regard as the social ills of high divorce rates and the ‘breakdown’ of the traditional family. These Christians often look to John Calvin's marriage theology for inspiration because he linked treating marriage as a covenant to regarding marriage as sacred and indissoluble. In this article I cast doubt on the wisdom of treating marriage as a covenant. I develop a critical genealogy that shows Calvin's marriage theology oppressed women by reinforcing their subordination to men and trapping women in abusive marriages. I then argue that recent social science suggests covenant marriage functions similarly among contemporary Christians. I consider whether a non-oppressive form of covenant marriage can be developed, before suggesting that we cannot yet know whether covenant marriage is salvageable.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-01-05T07:04:05Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221150374
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- Led by God in Freedom: Lessons on Prudence and Moral Transformation from
Aquinas’s Commentary on Romans-
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Authors: Anton ten Klooster
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Moral transformation is the process by which a person grows in holiness. The grace of the Holy Spirit enables this growth. This article explores how the notion of ‘prudence of the Spirit’ in Aquinas’s commentary on Romans can help to further elaborate the concept of moral transformation. It does so by first presenting this transformation as a human process. Second, the article presents an in-depth interpretation of Aquinas’s commentary on Romans 8:14: ‘those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God’. Here, special attention will be given to the proper character of the prudence the Holy Spirit forms in believers. The concluding discussion draws lessons from our reading of the commentary and related texts. This reinforces the conviction that grace enables freedom and will help us to find proper metaphors for speaking of the transformative work of the Holy Spirit.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-01-05T06:53:05Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221149935
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- A Thomistic Account of Virtue as Expertise
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Authors: Brandon Dahm
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
A healthy Thomism is one engaged with the discoveries and challenges of other traditions and disciplines. In this article I argue for one way of integrating Thomistic ethics and recent work in psychology. I assert that Thomists should think of virtue as a kind of expertise, something that psychologists have studied for decades. First, I provide context and motivation for my integration project. Next, I offer a definition of expertise and contrast it with recent discussions of skill and Aristotle's account of techne. Third, I argue that virtue and expertise are deeply similar. Finally, I conclude by showing some benefits of considering virtue to be a kind of expertise for virtue formation.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2023-01-04T07:48:46Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221148996
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- Does the Gospel Require Self-Sacrifice' Paul and the Reconfiguration
of the Self-
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Authors: John M.G. Barclay
First page: 3
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Some modern Christian notions of ‘self-sacrifice’ and ‘cruciformity’ abstract an ethic of self-negation from its larger theological and teleological frame. A distinctively modern and Western trajectory has shaped an ‘exclusive altruism’ where the interests of the self and of the other stand in a competitive relationship. Although Paul's letter to the Philippians has often been cited as a prime example of such an ethic, closer scrutiny reveals a larger narrative frame, for both Christ and believers, that is oriented towards fullness, not kenosis. Within a community of solidarity and reciprocal asymmetry in Christ, each person's work in looking to the concerns of others is balanced and framed by a communal concern to safeguard the interests of each person in the interests of conjoint benefit. Pauline resources thus enable us to replace the modern polarity with an alternative: the proper opposite to being selfish is not to be ‘selfless’ but to be ‘self-with’.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-10-14T06:06:45Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221132095
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- Response to John M.G. Barclay, ‘Does the Gospel Require
Self-Sacrifice' Paul and the Reconfiguration of the Self’-
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Authors: Guido de Graaff
First page: 20
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-11-18T07:12:18Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221131799
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- Cities of Refuge: An Exploration of Sanctuary and Restorative Culture in
the Hebrew Bible-
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Authors: Jayme R. Reaves
First page: 23
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
The cities of refuge as detailed in the Deuteronomic witness in the Hebrew Bible have served as the inspiration and model for the practice of providing sanctuary for many throughout the centuries, namely with the most recent Sanctuary movements in the US and the UK in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. And yet, its biblical witness as to its implementation and effectiveness is practically silent. Using methods of biblical studies via liberation hermeneutics and theological ethics from both the Jewish and Christian traditions, the following questions will be explored: What were the cities of refuge' How were they to be set up' What are the theological and ethical questions at play in the biblical witness as to their use' What relevance, if any, do they have for us today'
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-10-19T07:03:20Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221131655
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- A Refuge for Killers' A Problematic for the Contemporary Appropriation
of ‘Cities of Refuge’ Texts-
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Authors: John Berkman
First page: 32
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-12-01T07:01:36Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221137208
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- The Ethical Challenge of Decolonisation and the Future of New Testament
Studies-
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Authors: David G. Horrell
First page: 36
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
The challenge to decolonise academic disciplines has been pertinent for many decades, but it has recently come to a new level of prominence, with vigorous discussion of what responding to this challenge might entail. This article explores what it might mean as an ethical challenge in the discipline of New Testament studies, using examples to illustrate two key (and related) tasks: the ‘parochialisation’ of European approaches to the discipline, and the paying of attention to perspectives from elsewhere in the world. After a brief introduction to the decolonial challenge, there follows a brief survey of changing perspectives on the tasks of biblical studies, beginning with Johann Phillip Gabler's influential lecture from 1787, then C.H. Dodd's 1936 inaugural lecture, through to the more recent assessments of Markus Bockmuehl and Martin Hengel. This is followed by a survey of works of New Testament Introduction, moving from the classic work of Werner Georg Kümmel to the very recent Asian Introduction to the New Testament, edited by Johnson Thomaskutty. Finally, in light of these surveys, this article offers some reflections on decolonisation and the future(s) of New Testament studies. These reflections may suggest both parallels for the discipline of Christian ethics, and implications for the nature of the relationship between biblical studies and Christian ethics.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-10-12T07:29:09Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221131276
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- Response to ‘The Ethical Challenge of Decolonisation and the Future of
New Testament Studies’-
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Authors: Hannah Malcolm
First page: 58
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-11-22T08:27:47Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221137666
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- Undocumented Prudent Immigrants: De-Centering Romans 13 and Rule of Law in
Immigration Ethics-
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Authors: D. Glenn Butner
First page: 62
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Romans 13:1-7, which commands subjection to governing authorities, can be given too much weight in the moral analysis of undocumented immigrants. This article considers Romans 13 in the broader context of Romans and of the biblical canon to show biblical reasons for permitting civil disobedience toward immigration law. Rather than viewing undocumented immigrants as universally immoral lawbreakers, these biblical factors combined with analysis of civil disobedience for the preservation of life, legal ambiguities arising from competing jurisdictions, and other socio-political factors show that it may be a prudent action for undocumented immigrants to disobey immigration law.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-08-30T07:04:34Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221122319
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- Clarifying Core Elements of New Testament Normativity
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Authors: Thomas Finegan
First page: 84
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
An intriguing though little noticed trend within moral theology over the last half century or so is the move towards re-conceptualising moral norms previously considered mandatory into ideals. The ideal-normative turn has been taken by official Catholic and Anglican ecclesial documents, in both cases as regards the closely related matters of marital permanence and extra/post-marital unions. Yet the turn has occurred with little or no scrutiny of the distinction at its heart, that between ideal and mandatory norms. This article applies the distinction to an analysis of New Testament moral normativity, with particular focus on teachings on marriage. Through this examination core elements of New Testament normativity are clarified and the credibility of the ideal-normative turn as it pertains to marital permanence is thereby challenged.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-10-12T07:29:41Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221131406
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- ‘Dirty Hands’: Guilt and Regret in Moral Reasoning
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Authors: Dallas J. Gingles
First page: 107
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Nigel Biggar argues against ‘dirty hands’ reasoning for two reasons. The first is that dirty hands reasoning is paradoxical. The second is that ‘dirt’ in dirty hands is often—and wrongly—conceived as guilt. According to Biggar, the dirt should instead be understood as regret. In this article, I defend dirty hands reasoning against both criticisms. On the one hand, I argue that dirty hands reasoning is not necessarily paradoxical. On the other, I argue that, because guilt, more than regret, is meant to motivate the agent we should prefer a prima facie interpretation of the ‘dirt’ in dirty hands as guilt instead of regret.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-07-25T12:05:35Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221116300
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- The Hidden Disciple: Towards a Christian Ethics of Spying
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Authors: Filip Scherf
First page: 123
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
The article explores the understudied subject of the distinctly Christian ethics of human intelligence (HUMINT) and considers how a Christian intelligence officer (IO) can draw on the robust and diverse tradition of Christian ethics to make their secular vocation compatible with the ethical principles of their faith. The current intelligence ethics literature is dominated by the Just Intelligence Theory (JIT), an adaptation of the just war tradition, which offers many valuable contributions. However, I propose the enrichment of JIT by discursive ethics from within the respective Catholic and Reformed theologies. I also consider the originally non-Christian concepts of the ethics of care and the I-Thou ideal through Christian hermeneutics. I conclude that the IO's ceaseless questioning of their conduct and its sources, and the continuous striving for primarily personal relations, as opposed to institutional relations, is the essence of the ever-imperfect process of becoming a Christian IO. Such an IO is a hearing and critical disciple who does not pretend to know the mind of God, but one whose conduct is directed by their critical reflection on their Christian faith and on the institutional setting wherein they operate. Paradoxically, this presents an enormous ethical possibility for a Christian IO.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-07-06T01:47:57Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221108794
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- Intrapersonal Compromise and Ethical Deliberation
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Authors: Bradley Shingleton
First page: 155
Abstract: Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Compromise is usually associated with concerns about expedience and feelings of regret. It is seen as requiring the surrender of principle in order to avoid a worse outcome. This article proposes an alternative concept of compromise, one that complements without wholly replacing traditional notions of it. It focuses on the intrapersonal aspect of compromise, and envisions it as concerned with maintaining a sense of coherence in how one sees oneself as an ethical agent. This involves consideration of ethical identity, and of the nature of principles as guides for action. The alternative conception proposed hopefully leads to a more affirmative idea of compromise, one less burdened with a sense of remorse.
Citation: Studies in Christian Ethics
PubDate: 2022-08-12T06:27:51Z
DOI: 10.1177/09539468221118833
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