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World events have made clear that liberal society must become more resilient in the face of totalitarian challenges. But how is liberal society to do that? In this groundbreaking work, social ethicist Elmar Nass presents the ethical and anthropological foundations of a liberal social order within a Christian conception of humanity and society in an ecumenical spirit. In doing so, Nass revives the long-neglected discussion on the ethics of order.
Christian foundations and claims are currently confronted with alternative social-ethical concepts from other religions, traditions, and social philosophies. Nass argues that Christian social ethics has a critical role to play as it engages the world.
Nass vividly discusses fundamental and concrete social challenges for human dignity, freedom and justice (such as peace, integrity of creation, euthanasia, family, social justice, digitalization, behavioral economics, and many more) in the light of the threefold Christian responsibility (before God, before oneself, before one another). He articulates ethical orientations derived with clarity from a Christian foundation of values.
The Christian social ethics system presented by Nass is a transparent value template that can be applied to ever new challenges in the present and in the future. With this understanding of social responsibility, questions of racism, migration, gender and sexuality, the environment, and public health and pandemics, among many others, can thus be addressed and answered.
Nass offers a full-throated and robust Christian position for the value discussions of our time.
Contents
Chapter 1. The Search for Good
Chapter 2. Sanctification of the World
Chapter 3. Ecumenical Perspective
Chapter 4. Mission in Crisis
Chapter 5. Theological Humanism Beyond Christianity
Chapter 6. Normative Humanism Beyond Theology
Chapter 7. Ethics Beyond Normative Humanism
Chapter 8. World Authority for Unconditional Human Dignity
Chapter 9. Creation, Justice and Peace
Chapter 10. Life, Work and Death
Chapter 11. Economy and Economic Order
Chapter 12. Leadership and Organisational Culture
Chapter 13. Future Questions
