Social Ethics in the Making: Interpreting an American Tradition
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1444337300 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 746 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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A masterful, careful, and encyclopedic history of Christian social ethics--from the social gospel to Christian realism to liberationist theologies and beyond. (Choice) In this magnificent, sprawling and monumental book, Gary Dorrien maps the origins and development of Christian social ethics in the U.S. by making an insightful analysis of its three major traditions and numerous alternatives. It is a captivating, expertly written and exhaustively researched pilgrimage through the changing landscape of Christian social ethics. It is simply the definitive history of Christian social ethics in the US--a must-read for s
He is the author of 14 books and over 200 articles that range across the fields of ethics, social theory, theology, philosophy, politics, and history. . Gary Dorrien is the Reinhard Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University
Eric said Dorrien Very Impressive. It's difficult to be comprehensive on a topic as diverse and ill-defined as social ethics, but Dorrien's effort is at least profoundly inclusive. Reinhold Niebuhr is the crux of the book, receiving more attention than anyone else. Dorrien traces those who followed explicitly in Niebuhr's footsteps, but he also traces divergences, expansions and contentions of the tradition. The book is erudite and accessible. I. Revivifying the American Tradition of Christian Social Ethics Thomas J. Farrell The hardcover edition of Gary Dorrien's big book SOCIAL ETHICS IN THE MAKING: INTERPRETING AN AMERICAN TRADITION (2008) was too expensive for me to buy a copy for my own personal use. However, I decided that I could afford to invest in the more reasonably priced paperback edition.Thus far, I have only dipped into selected parts of this book. But I have been favorably impressed by the parts that I have read. In . Amazon Customer said A true favorite.. Read the other reviews, this is a master-work. Provided such a spectacular lay of a diverse landscape (see contents). Filled with steady, engaging, and readable pros, it's a very long book that always held my attention, keeping me till the very last pageno small feat.
This ambitious and magisterial book describes the tradition of social ethics: one that began with the distinctly modern idea that Christianity has a social-ethical mission to transform the structures of society in the direction of social justice. Charts the story of social ethics - the idea that Christianity has a social-ethical mission to transform society - from its roots in the nineteenth century through to the present dayDiscusses and analyzes how different traditions of social ethics evolved in the realms of the academy, church, and general publicLooks at the wide variety of individuals who have been prominent exponents of social ethics from academics and self-styled “public intellectuals” through to pastors and activistsSet to become the definitive reference guide to the history and development of social ethicsRecipient of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 award . In the early 1880s, proponents of what came to be called “the social gospel” founded what is now known as social ethics