In moral ethics the bible is often used selectively, providing examples of ideal behaviour or serving as a source of motivation. Thus, strictly speaking, one could do without the bible. However, in rediscovering the bible as a canon of a community of faith and practice and in working out a new approach ("canonical approach"), one can redefine the bible's role in ethics: (1) A Canonical contextualization is absolutely required for a thorough reference to the bible. (2) The bible presents a complex ("many-voiced") concept of the world according to God's will, in which God's people holds a key position. (3) The bible provides fundamental ideas for a counter-real interpretation of the world (openness of the future; reversal of powers).
Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2001/2 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie
(2001)
Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik
Personen: Heimbach-Steins, Marianne Steins, Georg
Heimbach-Steins, Marianne:
Ornament, Fundament, Argument oder was sonst? : Zur Rolle der Bibel als Kanon in theologischer Ethik und in gemeinsamen katholisch-evangelischen Texten / Von Marianne Heimbach-Steins und Georg Steins, 2001. - S.95-108 - (Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik) "Gemeinsame Texte" - gemeinsame Ethik ; Interkonfessionelle Texte in der Diskussion
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