Abstract
This paper explores the role of divine speaking in Christian ethics, critically engaging with the tendency in modern evangelicalism to seek to derive moral principles from Scripture or a biblically-derived ontology, often via deployment of map-making metaphors. The paper sets out the rather different centrality of the divine claim found in biblical accounts of good or righteous human action. Drawing on the criticisms of the anthropologist Tim Ingold of what he calls the “map-making fallacy,” the paper concludes by suggesting the methodological importance of understanding the orientation of the Christian life to be a fundamentally grounded in interpersonal responsivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 22-34 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | The Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 1 May 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2014 |
Keywords
- Christian ethics
- Discipleship
- God
- Theology
- Wayfinding
- Scripture
- Tim Ingold
- Dallas Willard
- Evangelicalism
- mapping
- place
- space
- Hearing
- voice recognition