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(Mis)leading by the spirit: Transforming African spiritualities and political leadership (用精神（错误）领导：转变非洲精神和政治领导力

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-28 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2934

Kimion Tagwirei

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An ethics of responsibility and the origin of morality 责任伦理与道德的起源

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-28 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2924

Anton A. Van Niekerk

{"title":"An ethics of responsibility and the origin of morality","authors":"Anton A. Van Niekerk","doi":"10.4102/ve.v44i1.2924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v44i1.2924","url":null,"abstract":"This article investigates the nature of an ‘Ethics of Responsibility’ (ER) as well as its significance for the broader research project dealt with, namely ‘Morality in History’. The article starts off with a conceptual analysis of the notions of ‘morality’ and ‘ethics’, followed by an exposition of Alasdair MacIntyre’s formulation of the ‘anomaly’ of current-day moral theory. This leads to a comprehensive analysis of MacIntyre’s argument as to why the Enlightenment project was, according to him, doomed to failure and a return to Aristotle is essentially called for. Consequently, the approach known as the ER is introduced, drawing on the work of Hans Jonas, Emmanuel Levinas, Richard Niehbur, Richard Bernstein, William Schweiker and Aristotle. The following concepts are analysed and integrated into the framework of the ER, namely accountability (Schwecker), reciprocity (Levinas), fallibility (Van Niekerk), futurity (Jonas), the dialectic between normativity and applications (Bernstein) and phronesis (Aristotle).Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article argues that the theoretical model of an ‘ethics of responsibility’ contributes significantly to reflection on the ‘origins of morality’. The ‘anomaly’ of current-day moral theory is analysed This is followed by a comprehensive exposition of the ER. This model of ethical conceptualisation bestows even more clarity on the intra- and interdisciplinary implications of the article, as a model is developed, drawing on the work of Jonas, Levinas, Schweiker and others, that utilises the insights of Aristotle and thereby transcends the approaches to moral reasoning of Modernity.","PeriodicalId":38411,"journal":{"name":"Verbum et Ecclesia","volume":"119 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139223604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A reflection on morality and religion 对道德和宗教的思考

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-27 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2847

J. Beyers

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Karl Marx’s moral philosophy and critical views of Western morality 马克思的道德哲学和对西方道德的批判观点

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2877

Chris Jones

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Old Testament measures for quelling resource wars: Panacea for the Nigerian experience 旧约》中平息资源战争的措施：尼日利亚经验的灵丹妙药

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2816

Collins I. Ugwu, Uchenna V. Eze

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The question of Mark 13 as an apocalypse 马可福音》第 13 章作为启示录的问题

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2837

Marius Nel

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An ‘undervalued’ salvation oracle in the book of Jeremiah: Jeremiah 50:4–5 (Masoretic text) 耶利米书》中被 "低估 "的救赎神谕：耶利米书 50：4-5（马所拉文本）

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2901

M. Terblanche

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Why is there an אָשָׁם sacrifice in Leviticus 14? 为什么《利未记》第 14 章中有אָשָׁם祭？

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2832

Esias E. Meyer

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The God of the cross is One: Engaging the theology of Bram van de Beek 十字架上的上帝是唯一的：学习布拉姆-范-德-比克的神学

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-20 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2872

Pieter Verster

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Liturgy’s outlook on the oikumene exposes distorted attitudes and memories of ecumenism 礼仪对 "大公 "的看法暴露了对大公主义的扭曲态度和记忆

Verbum et Ecclesia Pub Date : 2023-11-20 DOI: 10.4102/ve.v44i1.2927

Ferdinand P. Kruger, Ben J. De Klerk

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