| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 296 pages) |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The capital vices tradition in aid of virtue formation. Why we should teach undergraduates about vice / Robert B. Kruschwitz -- What are you guarding? : virtuous anger and lifelong practice / Rebecca Konyndyk De Young -- pt. 2. Emotion and agency in virture formation. Emotion, executive dysfunction, and agency : can emotional disability impair an agent's likelihood of virtue? / Kevin Timpe -- Willpower and the cultivation of virtues / Ryan West -- pt. 3. God and virtue formation. Augustine on grace and worship in virtue formation / Jennifer A. Herdt -- The sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in Christian virtue formation / Steven L. Porter, Brandon Rickabaugh -- pt. 4. On the formation of theological virtues. An instinct for the divine : faith and the formation of infused virtue / Angela Knobel -- Practicing hope / Rebecca Konyndyk De Young -- Cultivating Christian love / Adam C. Pelser -- pt. 5. Formational reflections on some neglected virtues. Cultivating honesty / Christian B. Miller -- Two concepts of intellectual humility / Jason Baehr -- On graciousness / Heidi Chamberlin Giannini -- Accountability as part of the human moral condition and as a virtue / C. Stephen Evans |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed January 28, 2022) |
| Subject |
Virtues.
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Christian ethics.
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Faith development.
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Christian life.
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Christian ethics
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Christian life
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Faith development
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Virtues
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pelser, Adam C., editor.
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Cleveland, W. Scott, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780192648556 |
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0192648551 |
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9780191916168 |
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0191916161 |
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9780192648549 |
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0192648543 |
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