Compassion-Justice Conflicts and Christian Ethics

Albino Barrera (Providence College, Rhode Island)

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Cambridge University Press
02 November 2023

Religious ethics

Series: New Studies in Christian Ethics

We seek to be both loving and just. However, what do we do when love and justice present us with incompatible obligations? Can one be excessively just? Should one bend rules or even break the law for the sake of compassion? Alternatively, should one simply follow rules? Unjust beneficence or uncaring justice - which is the less problematic moral choice? Moral dilemmas arise when a person can satisfy a moral obligation only by violating another moral duty. These quandaries are also called moral tragedies because despite their good intentions and best effort, people still end up being blameworthy. Conflicting demands of compassion and justice are among the most vexing problems of social philosophy, moral theology, and public policy. They often have life-and-death consequences for millions. In this book, Albino Barrera examines how and why compassion-justice conflicts arise to begin with, and what we can do to reconcile their competing claims.

By: Albino Barrera (Providence College Rhode Island)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 577g
ISBN: 9781009384674
ISBN 10: 1009384678
Series: New Studies in Christian Ethics
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 02 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I. Nature of the Conflict: 1. Rank Ordering of Claims; 2. Deference to Justice; 3. Agape in the Marketplace; Part II. How and Why Agape-Justice Conflicts Arise: 4. Socioeconomic Disequilibria; 5. Unattended Past Wrongs; 6. Grace Building on Nature: Love is Diffusive; 7. Adjudication of Last Resort: To Love as Christ Loves; 8. Growth in Collective Virtue; 9. Summary and Conclusions: Epistemological or Ontological?; References; Index.

Albino Barrera is Professor of Theology and Economics at Providence College, Rhode Island. The author of Catholic Missionaries and their Work with the Poor (2019) and Biblical Economic Ethics (2013), he is the lead editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics.

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Compassion-Justice Conflicts and Christian Ethics

Albino Barrera (Providence College, Rhode Island)

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