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Understanding Friendship

On the Moral, Political, and Spiritual Meaning of Love
  • ISBN-13: 9781506479088
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: FORTRESS PRESS
  • By Gary Chartier
  • Price: AUD $85.99
  • Stock: 10 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 16/11/2022
  • Format: Hardback (235.00mm X 159.00mm) 200 pages Weight: 318g
  • Categories: Religious ethics [HRAM1]
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What is friendship? Is it ethically important? Does it exist outside ethics? Is it a potential distraction from the love of God or from moral responsibility? How might it nourish our spiritual lives? How should we make sense of the moral responsibilities we often take ourselves to have to our friends? Does friendship have anything to do with politics? Understanding Friendship answers these questions by painting a picture of friendship as a vibrant expression of Christian love that can enrich individual lives even as in various ways it can also prove socially, culturally, politically, and spiritually significant. Through a wide-ranging, erudite, yet accessible exploration of theological and philosophical traditions, Understanding Friendship examines what friendship is while showing how its distinctive moral status can be supported by multiple approaches to Christian ethics. Understanding Friendship ultimately reveals friendship's place in a fruitful understanding of Christian spirituality.
Gary Chartier is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics and associate dean at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. A legal scholar, philosopher, political theorist, and theologian, he is the author of numerous books, including Flourishing Lives (2019), Radicalizing Rawls (2014), Anarchy and Legal Order (2013), and The Analogy of Love (2007).
Introduction Chapter 1: Contours Chapter 2: Interactions Chapter 3: Obligations Chapter 4: Loves Chapter 5: Politics Chapter 6: Spiritualities Conclusion
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