Solidarity and difference : a contemporary reading of Paul's ethics

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Approaches to Pauline Ethics: from Bultmann to Boyarin; 1.1 Theology and ethics: indicative and imperative; 1.2 Pauline ethics as halakah; 1.3 Pauline ethics and Greco-Roman moral philosophy; 1.4 Pauline ethics and the teaching of Jesus; 1.5 Morals and community: Pauline ethics in social context; 1.6 Appropriating Pauline ethics; 1.7 Paul beyond the church: political ethics and cultural criticism; 1.8 Conclusion; 2. Liberals and Communitarians: Contrasting Approaches in Contemporary Ethical Theory; 2.1 The liberal-communitarian debate; 2.2 Jurgen Habermas's discourse ethics; 2.3 Stanley Hauerwas's ecclesial ethics; 2.4 Critical reactions; 2.5 Common ground? 3. Reading Paul: Myth, Ritual, Identity, and Ethics; 3.1 Symbolic universe, story, and myth; 3.2 Ritual and practice; 3.3 Identity, world-view, and ethos; 3.4 Ethics and morality; 3.5 Conclusion; 4. The Construction of Community: Corporate Solidarity in Christ; 4.1 Baptism and Lord's supper; 4.2 A community of adelphoi: identity and ethos; 4.3 Appeals for unity in the face of division; 4.4 The body: whole and parts; 4.5 Solidarity in practice: what difference does it make? 4.6 Conclusion; 5. Purity, Boundaries and Identity: the Rhetoric of Distinction; 5.1 The language of distinction; 5.2 Distinction and positive group identity; 5.3 Boundaries and the body: sexual ethics and idolatry; 5.4 Social interaction with outsiders; 5.5 Ethical norms: distinctive or shared? 5.6 Conclusion: distinct identity, shared ethics; 6. Solidarity, Difference, and Other-Regard: the Strong and the Weak (1 Cor 8-10, Rom 14-15); 6.1 Idol food at Corinth: 1 Cor 8.1-11.1; 6.2 The Strong and the Weak in Rome: Rom 14.1-15.13; 6.3 Significant themes; 6.3.1 Conscience, faith, and stumbling; 6.3.2 Freedom; 6.3.3 Tolerance and intolerance; 6.3.4 Identity and difference; 6.4 Conclusion; 7. Other-Regard and Christ as Moral Paradigm; 7.1 Philippians 2.5-11 and Christ as examplar; 7.2 1 Corinthians 9.14-15 and Paul's imitation of Christ; 7.3 The law of Christ (Gal 6.2; 1 Cor 9.21); 7.4 The Collection (2 Cor 8.9-15): self-giving and equality; 7.5 Conclusion; 8. Ethics and Outsiders; 8.1 Universal knowledge (Romans 1-2); 8.2 Universal obligations (Rom 13.1-7); 8.3 Concern for the reaction of outsiders; 8.4 Doing good to all; 8.5 Conclusion; 9. Solidarity and Difference: Paul Among Liberals and Communitarians; 9.1 The character of Pauline ethics; 9.2 Paul among liberals and communitarians; 9.3 Models for the appropriation of Pauline ethics; Bibliography; Indexes; Index of ancient references; Index of modern authors