num_pages: 231
description: The purpose of this study is (1) to investigate what the imitation of Christ means in Biblical and Christian ethics, (2) to make a critical analysis of some interpretations of the imitation of Christ in Christian tradition, (3) to propose an alternative interpretation of the imitation of Christ, and (4) to discuss the role of the Bible in Christian ethics. The author discusses six interpretations of the imitation of Christ in Christian tradition. The monastic interpretation recognizes the importance of a cloister as a place for the imitation of Christ. The ascetic interpretation is concerned with the method and process for the imitation of Christ. The political interpretation emphasizes social responsibility through work, family life, and political participation in the world. The contextual interpretation holds that a social and cultural context plays a great role in Christian discipleship. The feminist interpretation states that women's experience has a hermeneutical meaning for the imitation of Christ. The narrative interpretation stresses the story of Jesus in Christian character formation. The author presents an alternative relational interpretation of the imitation of Christ.
language: English
title: Christ As Example: The Imitatio Christi Motive in Biblical and Christian Ethics
titlecomplete: Christ As Example: The Imitatio Christi Motive in Biblical and Christian Ethics (Uppsala Studies in Social Ethics)
publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell Intl