The Christian tradition offers a robust and compelling vision of what it is for human life to be lived well. Faith and Virtue Formation articulates various aspects of that vision in ways that will deepen understanding of the virtues and virtue formation. The collection considers the value of studying the vices for moral formation; the importance of emotion and agency in virtue formation; the connections between certain disabilities and virtue; the roles of divine grace, liturgy, worship, and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in Christian virtue formation; the formation of infused virtues, including the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love; the roles of friendship and the communal life of the Church in cultivating virtue; and new philosophical and theological reflections on some largely neglected virtues. Offering an interdisciplinary approach, the contributors draw on philosophical, theological, and biblical wisdom, along with insights from contemporary psychology and rich narrative examples, in aid of becoming good. By providing deeply insightful and edifying reflections on the prospects, processes, and practices of moral and spiritual formation, this volume demonstrates that moral philosophy not only illuminates, but it can also guide and inspire the formation of virtue.
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The Christian tradition offers a compelling vision of what it is for human life to be lived well. This collection articulates various aspects of that vision in ways that will deepen understanding of virtue formation. The contributors demonstrate that moral philosophy not only illuminates, but can also inspire the formation of virtue.
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List of Contributors Adam C. Pelser and W. Scott Cleveland: Introduction PART I. THE CAPITAL VICES TRADITION IN AID OF VIRTUE FORMATION 1: Robert B. Kruschwitz: Why We Should Teach Undergraduates about Vice 2: Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung: What Are You Guarding? Virtuous Anger and Lifelong Practice PART II. EMOTION AND AGENCY IN VIRTUE FORMATION 3: Kevin Timpe: Emotion, Executive Dysfunction, and Agency: Can Emotional Disability impair an Agent's Likelihood of Virtue? 4: Ryan West: Willpower and the Cultivation of Virtues PART III. GOD AND VIRTUE FORMATION 5: Jennifer A. Herdt: Augustine on Grace and Worship in Virtue Formation 6: Steven L. Porter and Brandon Rickabaugh: The Sanctifying Work of the Holy Spirit in Christian Virtue Formation PART IV. ON THE FORMATION OF THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES 7: Angela McKay Knobel: An Instinct for the Divine: Faith and the Formation of Infused Virtue 8: Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung: Practicing Hope 9: Adam C. Pelser: Cultivating Christian Love PART V. FORMATIONAL REFLECTIONS ON SOME NEGLECTED VIRTUES 10: Christian B. Miller: Cultivating Honesty 11: Jason Baehr: Two Concepts of Intellectual Humility 12: Heidi Chamberlin Giannini: On Graciousness 13: C. Stephen Evans: Accountability as Part of the Human Moral Condition and as a Virtue
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Includes interdisciplinary essays on underexplored issues in virtue formation Provides fresh perspectives on neglected virtues including honesty, graciousness, intellectual humility, and accountability Features profound insights from first-rate Christian philosophers in aid of moral and spiritual formation Advances philosophical, psychological, and theological understanding of virtue formation by drawing on ancient philosophical/theological wisdom and contemporary science
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Adam C. Pelser is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the United States Air Force Academy. His research interests include ethics, the moral psychology of emotion and virtue, and philosophical theology. W. Scott Cleveland is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of Catholic Studies at the University of Mary. His research interests include ethics, philosophy of religion, and moral psychology, especially the study of virtues and emotions, the relation between the two, and the role of each in the moral and intellectual life.
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Includes interdisciplinary essays on underexplored issues in virtue formation Provides fresh perspectives on neglected virtues including honesty, graciousness, intellectual humility, and accountability Features profound insights from first-rate Christian philosophers in aid of moral and spiritual formation Advances philosophical, psychological, and theological understanding of virtue formation by drawing on ancient philosophical/theological wisdom and contemporary science
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ISBN
9780192895349
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
634 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
320

Biografisk notat

Adam C. Pelser is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the United States Air Force Academy. His research interests include ethics, the moral psychology of emotion and virtue, and philosophical theology. W. Scott Cleveland is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of Catholic Studies at the University of Mary. His research interests include ethics, philosophy of religion, and moral psychology, especially the study of virtues and emotions, the relation between the two, and the role of each in the moral and intellectual life.