Synopses & Reviews
The contemporary moral climate encourages self love but deprives the individual of the resources needed to discern what it means to love oneself. Christian ethical ambivalence about self love complicates matters further. This book draws on theological accounts to assert that self love requires honesty to oneself and in acts and relationships. The arguments thereby call upon ethicists to revisit ontological accounts of the self.
Review
"In her thorough study, a contribution to a prestigious series, Darlene Fozard Weaver addresses a central and fairly neglected theme: the meaning and moral implications of proper self-love." Theological Studies"This book provides very refreshing and illuminating perspective on many issues, as Weaver carefully brings out the insights of hermeneutical theories to the crowded and confused field of Christian discourse on love." Journal of Religion
Synopsis
Contemporary culture encourages self love while depriving us of the resources needed to discern what it means to love ourselves rightly. Darlene Fozard Weaver argues that proper self love involves truthfulness of and to the self, embodied in actions and relations, under the norms of love for God and neighbor.
Synopsis
Our contemporary moral climate urges self-realization and suggests that we determine for ourselves what sorts of acts and relations make this possible and proper. It encourages self love while depriving us of the resources needed to discern what it means to love ourselves rightly. Christian ethical ambivalence about self love complicates matters further. This book draws on theological accounts of the person to argue that right self love involves truthfulness of and to the self, embodied in one's acts and relations, under the norms of love for God and neighbor.
Synopsis
Darlene Fozard Weaver challenges contemporary culture's promotion of self-realization and argues for proper self love.
Synopsis
The contemporary moral climate encourages self love but deprives the individual of the resources needed to discern what it means to love oneself. Christian ethical ambivalence about self love complicates matters further. This book draws on theological accounts to assert that self love requires honesty to oneself and in acts and relationships. The arguments thereby call upon ethicists to revisit ontological accounts of the self.
About the Author
DARLENE FOZARD WEAVER is Assistant Professor of Theology at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University.