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Focus Introduction: Taking the Measure of Jonathan Edwards for Contemporary Religious Ethics
Author(s) -
Wilson and Stephen A.,
Porter Jean
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of religious ethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1467-9795
pISSN - 0384-9694
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9795.00134
Subject(s) - tribute , constructive , sociology , epistemology , focus (optics) , meta ethics , ethical theories , philosophy , environmental ethics , information ethics , law , political science , physics , optics , computer science , process (computing) , operating system
The Journal of Religious Ethics marks the tercentenary of Edwards's birth with the following collection of essays. In keeping with the overall mission of the journal, this tribute takes the form of historical and constructive reflection, in which diverse perspectives on Edwards's work and diverse forms of engagement with it supplement and correct one another. Our hope is that these essays will serve both to generate interest in Edwards's work among those who are unfamiliar with him, and to advance the discussion of central issues in theological and religious ethics. In this introductory essay, we will offer some reflections on Edwards's general significance for contemporary ethics, followed by a closer examination of his main texts and a brief summary of the essays collected here.