Fidelity of heart : an ethic of Christian virtue /
Gilman, James Earl.
Fidelity of heart : an ethic of Christian virtue / James E. Gilman. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (viii, 214 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and index.
1. Matters of the Heart; 2. Reenfranchising the Heart; 3. Love as a Christian Virtue; 4. Peace as a Christian Virtue; 5. Justice as a Christian Virtue; 6. Compassion as Public Covenant; 7. Educating the Heart for Compassion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
What does it take to follow and not merely admire Jesus? How do religious affections reshape the practice of Christian values like love, peace, justice, and compassion? How can they possess both universal truth and local meaning? What role can they play in public life? In Fidelity of Heart Gilman answers these questions, while showing, in an innovative and provocative approach, how Christians can practice these values in ways continuous with the life of Jesus.
English.
9780195136623 (alk. paper) 0195136624 (alk. paper) 9780195350395 (electronic bk.) 0195350391 (electronic bk.) 1280473606 9781280473609 (alk. paper)
Christian ethics.
Virtue.
Virtues.
Vertus.
RELIGION--Christian Life--General.
Christian ethics.
Virtue.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BJ1251 / .G47 2001eb
241/.4
Fidelity of heart : an ethic of Christian virtue / James E. Gilman. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (viii, 214 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and index.
1. Matters of the Heart; 2. Reenfranchising the Heart; 3. Love as a Christian Virtue; 4. Peace as a Christian Virtue; 5. Justice as a Christian Virtue; 6. Compassion as Public Covenant; 7. Educating the Heart for Compassion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
What does it take to follow and not merely admire Jesus? How do religious affections reshape the practice of Christian values like love, peace, justice, and compassion? How can they possess both universal truth and local meaning? What role can they play in public life? In Fidelity of Heart Gilman answers these questions, while showing, in an innovative and provocative approach, how Christians can practice these values in ways continuous with the life of Jesus.
English.
9780195136623 (alk. paper) 0195136624 (alk. paper) 9780195350395 (electronic bk.) 0195350391 (electronic bk.) 1280473606 9781280473609 (alk. paper)
Christian ethics.
Virtue.
Virtues.
Vertus.
RELIGION--Christian Life--General.
Christian ethics.
Virtue.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BJ1251 / .G47 2001eb
241/.4