On the Moral Nature of the Universe
Theology, Cosmology, and Ethics
- Science & Faith
- Publisher: Fortress Press (Augsburg Fortress)
- Published: 1996
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Publisher's Description
What is the ethical import of contemporary scientific cosmology? How does our understanding of the universe relate to our most pressing social concerns? How do the disparate fields of theology, ethics, and the sciences relate to each other? Murphy and Ellis offer a coherent construction of these relations and show how a particular moral vision—a "kenotic" ethic—is supported "from below" by the social sciences and "from above" by theology. The theological import of contemporary cosmology, they argue, points ultimately to an ethic that centers on self-sacrifice and nonviolence. In ambition, rigor, and scale, in its search for an integrated and coherent worldview at a time of unprecedented complexity and uncertainty, readers will find this volume daring and important.
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“A creative and impressive achievement in coherently integrating ideas not only from cosmology and theology but also from ethics and the social sciences--including careful analysis of the methods of inquiry and the distinctive contributions of each discipline.”
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