Christianity and the roots of morality : : philosophical, early Christian, and empirical perspectives / / edited by Petri Luomanen, Anne Birgitta Pessi, Ilkka Pyysiainen.

• Superior document: Philosophical Studies in Science and Religion, Volume 8
• TeilnehmendeR: Luomanen, Petri, 1961-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophical studies in science and religion ; Volume 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (313 pages).
• Notes: Includes index.

What is the role of religion, especially Christianity, in morality, pro-social behavior and altruism? Are there innate human moral capacities in the human mind? When and how did they appear in the history of evolution? What is the real significance of Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount — does it set up unique moral standards or only crystallize humans’ innate moral intuitions? What is the role of religious teachings and religious communities in pro-social behavior? Christianity and the Roots of Morality: Philosophical, Early Christian, and Empirical Perspectives casts light on these questions through interdisciplinary articles by scholars from social sciences, cognitive science, social psychology, sociology of religion, philosophy, systematic theology, comparative religion and biblical studies. Contributors include: Nancy T. Ammerman, István Czachesz, Grace Davie, Jutta Jokiranta, Simo Knuuttila, Kristen Monroe, Mika Ojakangas, Sami Pihlström, Antti Raunio, Heikki Räisänen (✝), Risto Saarinen, Kari Syreeni, Lauri Thurén, Petri Ylikoski.

Table of Contents

Introduction / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen -- Morality and Religion: Setting the Evolutionary and Philosophical Scene / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen -- Moral Gods and the Origins of Human Cooperation / Petri Ylikoski -- The Evolution of Morality and Religion / Ilkka Pyysiäinen -- Religious Morality or Moral Religion? Kantian and Pragmatist Reflections / Sami Pihlström -- Divine Evil, Godless Responsibility, Religious Happiness / Mika Ojakangas -- Comment 1: Comments on Ilkka Pyysiäinen’s “The Evolution of Morality and Religion” / Simo Knuuttila -- Comment 2: Religion Irrespective of Morality / Jutta Jokiranta -- Morality and Early Christianity / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen -- Morality and the Evolution of Christianity1 / Petri Luomanen -- The Sermon on the Mount: Christian or Universal Ethics? / Kari Syreeni -- Foundations of Early Christian Morality in the Light of Modern Argumentation Analysis / Lauri Thurén -- Are Christians Better People? On the Contrast between “Us” and “Them” in Early Christian Rhetoric / Heikki Räisänen -- Comment 1: Morality, Networks, and Cultural Evolution: A Short Commentary on Petri Luomanen’s “Morality and the Evolution of Christianity” / István Czachesz -- Comment 2: Content and Motivation in Christian Ethics: Comment on Syreeni’s, Thurén’s, and Räisänen’s Papers / Antti Raunio -- Morality and Christianity in Everyday Life / Petri Luomanen , Anne Birgitta Pessi and Ilkka Pyysiäinen -- Learning and Living the Golden Rule: Religious Communities and Morality / Nancy T. Ammerman -- Religion and Moral Choice: Does an Innate Moral Sense Account for Religion’s Influence on Moral Choice? / Kristen Monroe -- Religion and Morality: Empirical Illustrations / Anne Birgitta Pessi -- Comment 1: A Theologian’s Response to Ammerman, Monroe, and Pessi / Risto Saarinen -- Comment 2: Religion, Altruism, and Everyday Life: Some Reflections / Grace Davie -- Synthesis for Further Discussion / Petri Luomanen.