Open AccessProspects of a Christian ethics of responsibility (Part 2): an assessment of three German versions
Author(s) -
De Villiers
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v28i1.99
Subject(s) - german , christian ethics , sociology , environmental ethics , moral responsibility , meta ethics , philosophy , law , epistemology , information ethics , theology , political science , linguistics
In the article three versions of a Christian ethics of responsibility, developed by three German theologians, Wolfgang Huber , Johannes Fischer and Ulrich Krtner , in response to the philosopher Hans Jonas s introduction of the ethics of responsibility as a completely new and much needed ethical approach in the technological age, are analysed and assessed. The purpose is to assess the prospects of a Christian ethics of responsibility. An analysis shows the disparate nature of the three versions, but also reveals a number of ways in which responsibility can and should fundamentally qualify contemporary Christian ethics. The conclusion is therefore that the prospects of a Christian ethics are much more promising than a superficial comparison of the three disparate versions of such an ethics would suggest