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Prospects of a Christian ethics of responsibility (Part 2): an assessment of three German versions

DE de Villiers
Verbum et Ecclesia | Vol 28, No 1 | a99 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v28i1.99 | © 2007 DE de Villiers | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 17 September 2007 | Published: 17 November 2007

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DE de Villiers, University of Pretoria

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In the article three versions of a Christian ethics of responsibility, developed by three German theologians, Wolfgang Huber , Johannes Fischer and Ulrich Körtner , in response to the philosopher Hans Jonas’ s introduction of the ethics of responsibility as a completely new and much needed ethical approach in the technological age, are analysed and assessed. The purpose is to assess the prospects of a Christian ethics of responsibility.  An analysis shows the disparate nature of the three versions, but also reveals a number of ways in which responsibility can and should fundamentally qualify contemporary Christian ethics. The conclusion is therefore that the prospects of a Christian ethics  are much more promising than a superficial comparison of the three disparate versions of such an ethics would suggest.

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