Comparative Religious Ethics and the Politics of Christian Identity. Issue 4 (19th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Jung H.
• Is Part Of: Journal of religious ethics. Volume 47:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 781
• Page End: 788
• Publication Date: 2019-11-19
• Subjects: comparative religious ethics -- Christian ethics -- Christian identity -- cultural imperialism -- Gustafson -- Twiss -- Hauerwas -- Stout; Ethics -- Periodicals; Religious ethics -- Periodicals; Morale religieuse; Religion; Théologie; 205
• DOI: 10.1111/jore.12294
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0384-9694

Abstract

Abstract: I present a brief historical narrative of the legacy of Christian ethics in comparative religious ethics (CRE) that attempts to make sense of the tensions within the field from the perspective of the politics of identity with reference to its changing content and practices—its internal history—and what might be called the background conditions—its external history—that shaped not only the content and methods of CRE but also its self‐understanding. Given the politics of Christian identity and the historical development of religious ethics within the American academy, I recommend that scholars of CRE adopt a more confessional mode of inquiry that makes explicit their ultimate commitments.