Christianity and the Roots of Morality: Philosophical, Early Christian and Empirical Perspectives - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004312323 ISBN 13 : 9789004312326

Editeur : Brill, 2017

Synopsis

Christianity and the Roots of Morality combines philosophical, early Christian and empirical studies to cast light on the role of religion, especially Christianity, in morality, pro-social behavior and altruism.

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À propos de l?auteur

Petri Luomanen, ThD (1996), University of Helsinki, is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Culture and Literature at that university. He has published monographs and many articles on early Christianity, including Explaining Christian Origins and Early Judaism (Brill 2007; co-edited with Ilkka Pyysiäinen and Risto Uro) and Recovering Jewish-Christian Sects and Gospels (Brill, 2012). Anne Birgitta Pessi, ThD (2004), University of Helsinki, is Professor of Church and Social Studies at that university. She has published, in over 50 referee journal articles and is currently directing two large interdisciplinary research projects on compassion and care. Ilkka Pyysiäinen, PhD (1993) University of Helsinki is Docent in Comparative Religion at that university and the University of Turku. He has published widely in the cognitive science of religion, including How Religion Works (Brill, 2001, 2003) and Supernatural Agents: Why We Believe in Souls, Gods, and Buddhas (Oxford University Press, 2009).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004312323
• ISBN 13: 9789004312326
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Éditeur: Luomanen Petri, Pessi Anne Birgitta, Pyysiäinen Illka
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible