{"product_id":"more-than-things-a-personalist-ethics-for-a-throwaway-culture-paperback","title":"More Than Things: A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Louis Metzger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe live in a culture of commodification.\u003c\/b\u003e People are too often defined by what they do or own; they're treated as means to an end or cogs in a machine. What goes missing is a deep sense of \u003ci\u003epersonhood\u003c\/i\u003e--the belief that all humans are unique subjects with inherent worth and the right to self-determination in authentic communion with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world dominated by things, Paul Louis Metzger argues, we must workhard to account for one another's personhood. We need to cultivate relational structures that honor every human's dignity in vital interpersonal community. The theological and philosophical framework known as personalism can help guide us toward sucha culture. Drawing from a wide range of thought leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Pope John Paul II, Metzger presents a personalist moral vision founded on the Christian ideals of faith, hope, and love. He demonstrates how this moral compass can help us navigate a pluralistic world by applying it to a variety of pressing ethical issues, including abortion, genetic engineering, immigration, drone warfare, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Than Things\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect as a supplemental text forphilosophy or ethics courses and for those who want to go deeper in the study of human dignity and worth. Ultimately human personhood begins with the personal, triune God, who invites us to live more fully as human beings. With this book, learn to refuse to reduce fellow humans--and yourself--to mere abstractions or objects, and follow the example of Jesus in honoring the value of every person and of creaturely life as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Louis Metzger (PhD, King's College London) is professor of Christian theology and theology of culture at Multnomah University and Seminary and director of The Institute for Cultural Engagement: New Wine, New Wineskins. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eConsuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConnecting Christ: How to Discuss Jesus in a World of Diverse Paths\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eA World for All? Global Civil Society in Political Theory and Trinitarian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50345098051821,"sku":"9780830850914","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/7vbCpbxodW9780830850914.webp?v=1785199506","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/more-than-things-a-personalist-ethics-for-a-throwaway-culture-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}