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... theological ethics . We are continually reminded that this form must abide . All other roads are closed . Given such and such a set of theological ideas , ethics follows as a deduction and practical application of these ideas . Theology ...
... theological ethics . We are continually reminded that this form must abide . All other roads are closed . Given such and such a set of theological ideas , ethics follows as a deduction and practical application of these ideas . Theology ...
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... theological base , this is not the road to that base . As a matter of fact , Christianity has in practice outlived any of its theories of theological ethics . Taken at its best Christian ethics , and quite apart from this defective ...
... theological base , this is not the road to that base . As a matter of fact , Christianity has in practice outlived any of its theories of theological ethics . Taken at its best Christian ethics , and quite apart from this defective ...
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... theological prejudices . Christian ethics must win its independence in the sense of allowing moral experience to stand on its own and be counted in terms of its own intrinsic worth . Otherwise , it will be hemmed in by an unmoralized ...
... theological prejudices . Christian ethics must win its independence in the sense of allowing moral experience to stand on its own and be counted in terms of its own intrinsic worth . Otherwise , it will be hemmed in by an unmoralized ...
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