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Page 110
... character becomes primary , moral reflection does not neglect the rightness of action . For now the deed becomes not less important , but more so . Deed and character , act and agent , are mutual aspects of a single living whole . Conse ...
... character becomes primary , moral reflection does not neglect the rightness of action . For now the deed becomes not less important , but more so . Deed and character , act and agent , are mutual aspects of a single living whole . Conse ...
Page 184
... character is far from a process of self - decoration . The virtues make up the essential warp and woof of moral selfhood . In the nature of the case most Biblical material will function secondarily . Here is a situa- tion in which many ...
... character is far from a process of self - decoration . The virtues make up the essential warp and woof of moral selfhood . In the nature of the case most Biblical material will function secondarily . Here is a situa- tion in which many ...
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... Character of Christian Virtues . " With a fine ap- preciation for thinking on the virtues which has been done elsewhere , Barbour speaks of a Christian " transvaluation of values " where love tempers the harsher aspects of personality ...
... Character of Christian Virtues . " With a fine ap- preciation for thinking on the virtues which has been done elsewhere , Barbour speaks of a Christian " transvaluation of values " where love tempers the harsher aspects of personality ...
Contents
A FAITH THAT LIVES | 1 |
FROM MORALS TO MORALITY | 20 |
MORALITY IS SOCIAL | 35 |
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