A Theological Approach to Vulnerability - 9783031844157

A Theological Approach to VulnerabilityTowards a Humane Ethics\nAuthor(s): Carolina Montero Orphanopoulos\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031844157, 978-3031844157\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the symbols of vulnerability, narratives of vulnerability, and ethical norms of vulnerability in the Bible. Focusing on the great Tradition of the Churchfrom Stoic and Neoplatonic influence to the Moral Systemsand the approach to the Second Vatican Council, the volume helps to comprehend, deepen and clarify the concept of vulnerability. As a theory, it addresses the construction of ethics of vulnerability, its characteristics, the fundamental categories it should include. Reinforced by An Interdisciplinary Approach to Vulnerability: Towards a Humane Ethics (Vol I), written by the same author, this book hopes to lead the discourse of Christian ethics towards a better understanding and ul.