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By exploring two recent theological ethicists, we see that ethics and theology became separated for several factors, including the Reformation's skepticism to Canon law, and the Enlightenment's desire for an ethics that were not bound by supposed religious convention. However, ethics always remain connected to underlying ideologies. Theology can help inform ethics by being rigorous, methodological, and remaining open to critique.
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Madam Secretary, Season 3, Episode 2, “The Linchpin.” 3:19 (Madam Secretary 2016).
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Hauerwas (2001) notes The Penitential of Theodore in the sixth century and the development of the Summae Confessorum under the guidance of Pope Gregory VII [1020–1085] in the eleventh century as two examples.
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Hauerwas (2001) notes that Calvin and his followers “were not as determined by the polemical context of the Lutheran reformation ” (43), although justification by faith remained central for Calvin.
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I think this is a helpful move and I offered this as a service to leadership studies in the Introduction.
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James K.A. Smith uses the same term in his notes on O’Donovan’s book, Self, World, and Time. Accessed September 10, 2017. http://forsclavigera.blogspot.com/2013/11/whither-oliver-odonovan.html.
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Perry, A. (2018). Reconnecting Ethics and Theology. In: Biblical Theology for Ethical Leadership. Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75043-9_3
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