Human Perfection, Transfiguration and Christian Ethics

Author:   Robin Gill (University of Kent, Canterbury)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   262
Publication Date:   16 May 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Robin Gill (University of Kent, Canterbury)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009476744


ISBN 10:   1009476742
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   16 May 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Human Perfection: 1. Homo perfectus; 2. Glimpses of artistic perfection; 3. Moral perfection; 4. Perfectionism; Part II. Jesus' Perfection: 5. Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect; 6. Was Jesus perfect?; Part III. Transfiguration and Global Perfection: 7. Perfection and the transfiguration; 8. Perfection: the transfiguration and Abrahamic trust; 9. A perfect planet; Epilogue: the end of perfection?; Select Bibliography in Christian Ethics; Index.

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'The idea of human perfection is crucial for Christian ethics, and this penetrating discussion revitalises a rather neglected topic in Christian ethics.' Keith Ward, Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford University


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Robin Gill, Emeritus Professor of Applied Theology at the University of Kent, was the first holder of both the Michael Ramsey Chair at Kent and the William Leech Research Chair at Newcastle. His previous books include Moral Passion and Christian Ethics (Cambridge University Press, 2017) and Sociological Theology (3 volumes, 2012–13).

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