Why People Matter: A Christian Engagement with Rival Views of Human Significance

Mitwirkender: Kilner, John F. Ed

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In the face of current arguments over issues related to human life and dignity, Christians need to be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. Why People Matter brings together noted ethicists to make a Christian case for human dignity. It offers a robust critique of five influential alternative positions, showing how a Christian view supports the crucial idea that people matter in a way other views cannot. Contributors Russell DiSilvestro David P. Gushee Amy Laura Hall John F. Kilner Gilbert C. Meilaender Scott B. Rae Patrick T. Smith "A richly substantive yet accessible discussion of the philosophical, moral, and theological frameworks that undermine or support our nearly universal intuition that 'people matter.' In consistently excellent essays, the authors provide crucial insights into the basis for our assumptions about human significance." --Christine D. Pohl, Asbury Theological Seminary "Why People Matter convincingly demonstrates that worldviews make a major difference in ethics. In contrast to utilitarianism, collectivism, individualism, naturalism, and transhumanism, the Christian view of reality presented in this volume both critiques the claims of competing views and is shown to ground and sustain an ethic in which people truly matter." --Dennis P. Hollinger, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary "Christian anthropology is both a timeless and a timely topic, requiring ongoing theological reflection. This collection is a learned and insightful contribution to this task, one that is immediately pertinent and will stand the test of time." --Brent Waters, Jerre L. and Mary Joy Stead Center for Ethics and Values, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Baker Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 223
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780801049408
• ISBN-10: 0801049407
• Artikelnr.: 45154219

Autorenporträt

John F. Kilner (PhD, Harvard University) is the Franklin and Dorothy Forman Chair of Christian Ethics and Theology, professor of bioethics and contemporary culture, and director of bioethics programs at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. He is a senior fellow for The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, has authored or edited over twenty books, and has appeared on major media outlets such as NBC, FOX News, CBS, CNN, NPR, and the New York Times.