Title

Character-dependent duty: An anabaptist approach to ethics

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2000

Abstract

I propose a theory of moral obligation that is inspired by the way obligation has been understood in the Anabaptist tradition. I use the resources of the theory to explain and defend the appropriateness of the Anabaptist claim that Christian ethics is unique. I also use the theory to show that some of the standard objections to Christian pacifism, the most visibly distinctive feature of Anabaptist ethics, are misplaced when pacifism is understood as an application of the theory I defend. Finally, I suggest some theological and theoretical advantages this theory.

Comments

Miller, C. & The Society of Christian Philosophers. (2000). Character-dependent duty: An anabaptist approach to ethics. Faith and Philosophy, 17(3), 293–305. https://doi.org/10.5840/faithphil200017327

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