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Religion and Human Fulfilment Keith Ward

Religion and Human Fulfilment By Keith Ward

Religion and Human Fulfilment by Keith Ward


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Summary

Offers a reflection on a series of ethical problems in the light of what the world's major faith traditions have to say about them. The author traces the consequences of religious views on morality by considering moral problems such as violence, human genetic modification and ethical concerns around the beginning and ending of human life.

Religion and Human Fulfilment Summary

Religion and Human Fulfilment by Keith Ward

"Religion and Human Fulfilment" is a short, accessible reflection on a series of ethical problems in the light of what the world's major faith traditions have to say about them. Keith Ward sets out that morality is an autonomous entity knowable to all human beings and then explores the true nature of morality. The world religions agree on moral goodness as the ultimate goal for humans strive for. But what other beliefs about morality do they share. The author proceeds to trace the consequences of religious views on morality by considering specific moral problems such as violence, human genetic modification and ethical concerns around the beginning and ending of human life as well as questions about secular and religious law. Chapters:1 The God, Gene, Religion and Altruism 2. Islam and Jihad 3. Interference with Nature 4. Christianity and Gender 5. Buddhism and Questions of Life and Death 6. Religious Law and Human Freedom

About Keith Ward

The Revd Professor Keith Ward is one of the foremost commentators on Christian belief and doctrine in the context of modern science and the world faith traditions. He is Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy.

Table of Contents

Chapters:1 The God, Gene, Religion and Altruism2 Islam and Jihad3 Interference with Nature4 Christianity and Gender5 Buddhism and Questions of Life and Death6 Religious Law and Human Freedom

Additional information

GOR006427142
9780334041634
0334041635
Religion and Human Fulfilment by Keith Ward
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SCM Press
2008-08-11
192
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