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1 online resource |
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Oxford Studies in Analytic Theology |
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Oxford studies in analytic theology.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Introducing the Concept of Accountability -- 2. Introducing a Theology of Accountability -- 3. Overview of Chapters -- Part I. The Concept of Accountability -- 1. A Definition of Accountability -- 1. Accountability between a Doctor and a Patient -- 2. Stephen Darwall on Accountability as 'Moral Responsibility To' -- 3. Jesse Couenhoven on Accountability as 'Moral Responsibility For' -- 4. Accountability and the Account of a Person -- 5. Conclusion |
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2. Analysing Accountability -- 1. Accountability Requires a Relationship -- 2. Accountability Requires Communication and Interpretation -- 3. Accountability Is Teleological -- 4. There Is an Order to Relationships of Accountability -- 5. Conclusion -- 3. The Virtue of Accountability -- 1. Accountability as a Relational Virtue -- 2. The Virtue of Obedience -- 3. Conclusion -- 4. Slavery-Accountability or Exploitation? -- 1. Paul and Aquinas on Slavery -- 2. Slavery and Accountability -- 3. The Possible Reasoning for Paul's and Aquinas's Attitudes towards Slavery -- 4. Wisely Interpreting Authority |
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5. The Concept of Exploitation -- 6. Conclusion -- Part II. A Theology of Accountability -- 5. The Story of Creation and the Covenant of Accountability -- 1. Theological Narrative -- 2. Covenant -- 3. Conclusion -- 6. The Fall from Accountability to God -- 1. Interpreting the Genesis Story of the Fall -- 2. What Does the Tree of Life Tell Us about the Garden in Eden? -- 3. What Does the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Tell Us about the Garden in Eden? -- 4. The Knowledge of Good and Evil as Forbidden Knowledge -- 5. Conclusion -- 7. The Fear of the Lord -- 1. Aquinas on Fear |
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2. The Limits of Fear -- 3. Conclusion -- 8. Baptism into Accountability in Christ -- 1. The Baptism of Jesus and the New Story of Repentance -- 2. Two Views of Accountability to God -- 3. Accountability to God in Christ -- 4. Accountability and Baptism in Christ -- 5. Experiencing Accountability in Christ -- 6. Conclusion -- 9. The Story That Turned Paul's Life Around -- 1. Questioning the Story of Paul's Conversion -- 2. Reconciliation and Conversion -- 3. Interpreting Paul's Road to Damascus Experience as an Event of Conversion -- 4. Conclusion -- 10. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book explores what it means to be accountable to God. Engaging with major theologians alongside contemporary analytic philosophy, systematic theology, and psychology, it proposes a positive, constructive, and theologically apt way to think about accountability that distinguishes it from the concept of responsibility |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 28, 2023) |
| Subject |
Responsibility -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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God (Christianity)
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God (Christianity)
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Responsibility -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Religion & beliefs.
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Religion.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0198873956 |
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9780191986628 |
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0191986623 |
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9780198873945 |
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0198873948 |
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9780198873952 |
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