The Fellowship of Life: Virtue Ethics and Orthodox Christianity

by Joseph Woodill

Overview

Bringing Orthodox Christianity into the recent dialog on virtue ethics, Joseph Woodill investigates the correspondences between the Eastern Orthodox tradition and contemporary virtue ethics, and he develops a distinctly Orthodox vision of theological ethics.

This book fills a vacuum in our understanding of the Eastern Church by revealing themes, persons, and insights that offer resources for a contemporary moral theology. Reviewing the Eastern tradition from patristic times to the present, Woodill shows its relevance to contemporary virtue ethics and identifies both differences and similarities between Orthodox and other—Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish—virtue ethics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878403684
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	02/28/2002
Series:	Moral Traditions series
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Joseph Woodill is an ordained Orthodox priest and the pastor of St. John Church in Alpha, New Jersey. He received a PhD in ethics and systematic theology from Fordham University.

What People are Saying About This

Thomas Hopko

Woodill joins the precious few Orthodox scholars attempting to formulate an ethical theory for our time from the liturgical, mystical, and ascetical tradition of Eastern Christianity. He integrates the main lines of contemporary virtue ethics with the view of Eastern Church fathers. . . . Lovers of Eastern Christianity . . . will welcome this book with gratitude and joy.

From the Publisher

"Woodill joins the precious few Orthodox scholars attempting to formulate an ethical theory for our time from the liturgical, mystical, and ascetical tradition of Eastern Christianity. He integrates the main lines of contemporary virtue ethics with the view of Eastern Church fathers. . . . Lovers of Eastern Christianity . . . will welcome this book with gratitude and joy."—Thomas Hopko, dean, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

Editorial Reviews

Woodill joins the precious few Orthodox scholars attempting to formulate an ethical theory for our time from the liturgical, mystical, and ascetical tradition of Eastern Christianity. He integrates the main lines of contemporary virtue ethics with the view of Eastern Church fathers. . . . Lovers of Eastern Christianity . . . will welcome this book with gratitude and joy.

--Thomas Hopko, dean, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

From the Publisher

Woodill joins the precious few Orthodox scholars attempting to formulate an ethical theory for our time from the liturgical, mystical, and ascetical tradition of Eastern Christianity. He integrates the main lines of contemporary virtue ethics with the view of Eastern Church fathers. . . . Lovers of Eastern Christianity . . . will welcome this book with gratitude and joy.

Thomas Hopko

Investigates the correspondences between the Eastern Orthodox tradition and contemporary virtue ethics, and develops a distinctly Orthodox vision of theological ethics. Reviews the Eastern tradition from patristic times to the present and shows its relevance to contemporary virtue ethics. Analyzes the writings of ancient Greek church fathers and modern Orthodox ethicists to show how fundamental elements of classical Greek ethos relate to the process of Christian transformation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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