Prolegomena to a theological theory of justice :

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Prolegomena to a theological theory of justice : "
Smith, Stephanie

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	1102406
Doc. No	:	TLets741958
Main Entry	:	Smith, Stephanie
Title & Author	:	Prolegomena to a theological theory of justice :\ Smith, Stephanie
College	:	University of St Andrews
Date	:	2003
student score	:	2003
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Abstract	:	This work proposes that the foundation for justice in society begins with an understanding of personhood that begins with Christian theology. While ethical stances such as the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights are helpful in articulating the bounds of justice in society, such humanistic declarations and programs may reach an impasse if they do not incorporate the depth and complexity of human personhood revealed in Jesus Christ. I will make this argument by comparing the Christian anthropologies of two prominent advocates for social justice in the Catholic and Protestant traditions: Karol Wojytla/Pope John Paul II and Karl Barth. Parts One and Two of this thesis will examine the strong critique which both of these men offered within their own historical context toward systems which denied the vital connection between Christian theology and persons in society. These parts will outline the distinctly Christian anthropologies that each theologian proposed as a basis for social justice. The final part of this thesis will set these two anthropologies in critical interaction with one another in the key area of divergence: the ontology of human personhood and the methodological issues integral to it. While John Paul has raised critical issues which are central to social ethics and has articulated many of the complexities of human action, Karl Barth's Christological anthropology proposes an ontological construct of being which critically critiques human motivation and behaviour while also providing a social starting point for personal ethics.
Subject	:	BT701.3S6
	:	Christianity and justice
	:	Man (Christian theology)
	:	Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)--Contributions in doctrine of man
Added Entry	:	University of St Andrews