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" Justice and Christian ethics / "
E. Clinton Gardner.
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BL
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1025577
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b779947
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| Main Entry
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Gardner, E. Clinton, (Edward Clinton),1920-
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Justice and Christian ethics /\ E. Clinton Gardner.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1995.
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New studies in Christian ethics
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xiv, 179 pages ;; 23 cm.
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0521050553
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: 052149639X
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: 9780521050555
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: 9780521496391
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-176) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Introduction -- The relations of law and religion -- A study in theological ethics -- Method of inquiry -- Procedure -- 2. The classical tradition of virtue -- Justice based on virtue -- The structures of justice -- Moral components of justice -- The insufficiency of justice -- 3. The righteousness of God and human justice -- The theocentric character of biblical faith -- Biblical conceptions of covenant -- The relation of covenant to law -- The law and the prophets -- The structure of covenantal justice -- Forms of justice -- 4. Justice in the Puritan covenantal tradition -- Historical background -- The two covenants: works and grace -- The covenantal basis of community -- Justice and virtue -- Justice and law: equity -- Justice as a public trust -- Rights and liberties -- 5. John Locke: justice and the social compact -- The law of nature -- Natural rights -- The social compact -- Justice -- Locke's concept of property -- Justice and charity -- Trust -- 6. The American Republic -- a case study: civic virtue and the public good -- The ideological roots of the Republic -- Covenant and compact in colonial America -- The creation of the Republic (1776-1787) -- An experiment in representative democracy -- Law, religion, and the democratic process -- 7. Covenant, justice, and law -- The covenantal basis of society -- Virtue, covenant, and pluralism -- Covenant, responsibility, and accountability -- Accountability and democracy -- Justice as obligation -- Natural rights -- Human rights -- Covenant: human rights and the common good -- Justice as vocation -- The renewal and transformation of justice.
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Christian ethics.
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Justice.
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Justice.
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Théologie morale.
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Christian ethics.
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Christian ethics.
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Justice.
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Justice.
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Christelijke ethiek.
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Rechtvaardigheid.
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| Dewey Classification
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241/.622
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BJ1275.G35 1995
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11.62bcl
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