Citizens of the Broken Compass: Ethical and Religious Disorientation in the Age of Technology

Citizens of the Broken Compass: Ethical and Religious Disorientation in the Age of Technology

by Jack Brush
Citizens of the Broken Compass: Ethical and Religious Disorientation in the Age of Technology

Citizens of the Broken Compass: Ethical and Religious Disorientation in the Age of Technology

by Jack Brush

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Overview

Citizens of the Broken Compass is a collection of articles dealing with a range of topics from the theory of evolution to human rights. Intelligent yet accessible, it aims at promoting dialogue about the growing discrepancy between our technological achievements and our ethical sensitivities; proposing the ethical disorientation in society cannot be separated from the religious confusions stemming from a radical, fundamentalist view of Christianity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782799542
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 05/29/2015
Pages: 131
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Prof. Dr. Jack E. Brush holds degrees in Engineering (B.E., Vanderbilt University), Divinity (M.Div., Vanderbilt University), Philosophy (M.A., Vanderbilt University) and Theology (PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland). He was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Harvard University, and until his retirement in 2010, he was Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His publications include a three-volume series in German on the relationship between science and religion.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 3

1 Consumerism and the Problem of Self-Identity 11

2 The Case for and against Same-Sex Marriage 23

3 From Murder to War 33

4 Why Is Darwin Still a Topic of Debate? 47

5 Virgin Births and Linguistic Events 59

6 Physics, Religion and Natural Law 69

7 Human Rights Revisited 81

8 Individual Interests and the Common Good 91

9 Forms of Atheism 101

10 Beyond Atheism 111

References 122

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