The Responsible Self: An Essay in Christian Moral Philosophy

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OTHER BOOKS BY H. RICHARD NIEBUHR......Page 3
Front\r......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 10
INTRODUCTION - by James M. Gustafson......Page 15
THE SETTING FOR \"THE RESPONSIBLE SELF\"......Page 18
USES OF ETHICS......Page 21
THE PLACE OF SCRIPTURE IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS......Page 28
RESPONSE TO GOD, WHO ACTS UPON US......Page 34
PROLOGUE: ON CHRISTIAN MORAL PHILOSOPHY......Page 51
1. THE MEANING OF RESPONSIBILITY......Page 56
II......Page 64
2. RESPONSIBILITY IN SOCIETY......Page 78
II......Page 85
III......Page 88
IV......Page 93
3. THE RESPONSIBLE SELF IN TIME AND HISTORY......Page 99
II......Page 103
III\r......Page 104
IV......Page 107
V......Page 109
VI......Page 115
4. RESPONSIBILITY IN ABSOLUTE DEPENDENCE......Page 117
II......Page 124
5. RESPONSIBILITY IN SIN AND SALVATION......Page 136
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APPENDIX: SELECTED PASSAGES FROM THE EARL LECTURES ON THE RESPONSIBLE SELF......Page 156
A - METAPHORS AND MORALS......Page 158
ON SYMBOLIC FORMS AS A KEY TO MORAL UNDERSTANDING......Page 160
THE SYMBOLIC FORM OF JESUS CHRIST......Page 163
THE ROOT-METAPHORS OF HISTORIC CHRISTIAN ETHICS......Page 168
B - RESPONSIBILITY AND CHRIST......Page 170
CHRIST AS PARADIGM OF RESPONSIBILITY2......Page 171
CHRIST AS REDEEMER TO RESPONSIBLE BEING3......Page 183
INDEX......Page 188
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OTHER BOOKS BY H. RICHARD NIEBUHR......Page 196