Background
Browning, Don Spencer was born on January 13, 1934 in Trenton, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert W. and Nelle J. (Trotter) Browning.
(Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psycho...)
Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psychological solutions advanced for a host of moral dilemmas. How should ethically minded Christians include insights from such disciplines as psychoanalysis, cognitive moral development, and neuroscience in their theological reflection? Don Browning offers a serious proposal for combining these disciplines with the best in ethical reflection from a Christian standpoint. Along the way, he introduces readers to the moral psychology work of Sigmund Freud, Carol Gilligan, Antonio Damasio, and others, opening up a dialogue between their work and the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur. Browning also recognizes the potential limits of the conversation between Christian ethics and the moral psychologies, pointing out where they must diverge.
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(As the title implies, this book is about the effects of m...)
As the title implies, this book is about the effects of modernization on marriage and about "the complex cultural work" necessary to reconstruct and restore marriage in the new global context. While conferring general benefits for many, modernization has profoundly disrupted family patterns in all parts of the world, alienating men from the children they have fathered and from the women who have given birth to their offspring. Calling for a practical theology based on the "hermeneutical realism" of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur (with a dash of Jamesian pragmatism), author Don Browning insists on the need for genuine dialogue about marriage, not just between the religious and public sectors, but among the world religions themselves.
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( A careful consideration of the place of families in our...)
A careful consideration of the place of families in our national fabric. Families can play a pivotal role in bringing America to greater unity, but even the definition of "family" can be divisive. The authors seek to identify the underlying values in these debates, find common ground among diverse traditions, and clarify the supporting roles of government, business, and civil society.
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(The most concerted account yet of how the churches' pract...)
The most concerted account yet of how the churches' practice might organize theological inquiry as a whole. Browning has opened up important lines of inquiry that merit further investigation." --Craig L. Nessan Southeast Missouri State University "Don Browning manifests a masterful interaction with the current literature on the burgeoning field of practical theology. This book is indispensable reading for anyone engaged in the question of theology's relationship to thought and action today." --Mary Ellen Sheehan Toronto Journal of Theology
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( Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psyc...)
Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psychological solutions advanced for a host of moral dilemmas. How should ethically minded Christians include insights from such disciplines as psychoanalysis, cognitive moral development, and neuroscience in their theological reflection? Don Browning offers a serious proposal for combining these disciplines with the best in ethical reflection from a Christian standpoint. Along the way, he introduces readers to the moral psychology work of Sigmund Freud, Carol Gilligan, Antonio Damasio, and others, opening up a dialogue between their work and the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur. Browning also recognizes the potential limits of the conversation between Christian ethics and the moral psychologies, pointing out where they must diverge.
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(The first edition of this book pioneered a broader and de...)
The first edition of this book pioneered a broader and deeper critique of psychological theories and practices. Informed by hermeneutical theory, Browning's widely acclaimed work drew attention to the ethical and even religious assumptions underlying psychology and has been deeply influential in psychology, pastoral counseling, and practical theology. In this edition, Browning and his new co-author show how the field of social science has indeed grasped and appropriated the hermeneutical approach, though with only slight appreciation of the religious dimensions of the social-scientific endeavor. The new first chapter situates the discussion, and the core chapters of the book are updated. Two other new chapters include dialogue with psychotherapeutic theorists and evangelical writers on the relation of theology and psychology. This work will set the stage for the religion-psychology conversation for years to come.
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(This volume is an extend essay in cultural interpretation...)
This volume is an extend essay in cultural interpretation and criticism. The goal of the book is to gain a perspective on the four major currents of contemporary psychology--the culture of detachment, joy, control, and care, through the psychology, ethics, and philosophy of William James.
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(Don Browning's important work critically appropriates the...)
Don Browning's important work critically appropriates the distinctive insights of religious ethics and contemporary psychology to inform and reform both. Here he elaborates the moral context for pastoral care by formulating five levels of practical moral thinking, illustrates them in two case studies involving homosexuality, and integrates the levels into a method of theological practice. It is a helpful but not dominating ethical framework for pastoral care and counseling useful to students, pastors, and congregations alike. "Browning, in this book, continues efforts to teach religious ethics to those working as counselors.... It presents a clear argument and method for laying practical and workable foundations of religious ethics in pastoral work." -Clergy Journal "Browning points out that much of our pastoral care is undergirded by unexamined or only partially examined moral and ethical thinking.... In our efforts to avoid moralism, we have moved more and more toward a stance of ethical neutrality which has done a disservice to the people who look to us for help. Pastoral care and counseling need to be grounded in a practical moral theology or theological ethics." -Christian Century "Browning provides ample resources for pastors to begin a discipline of critical moral reflection, especially in their role as counselors.... His borrowings from moral philosophers and theological ethics are explicated in the context of case studies and should prove helpful for anyone engaged in the practice of ministry." -Religious Studies Review Don S. Browning is Alexander Campbell Professor Emeritus of Ethics and the Social Sciences, Divinity School, University of Chicago. His work at the intersection of theological ethics and social sciences has led to such pioneering and influential works as Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies and A Fundamental Practical Theology.
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Browning, Don Spencer was born on January 13, 1934 in Trenton, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert W. and Nelle J. (Trotter) Browning.
AB, Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri, 1956. DDiv, Center Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri, 1984. Bachelor's Degree, University Chicago, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1964. DDiv, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, 1990. DDiv (honorary), University Glasgow, Scotland, 1998.
Assistant professor Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, 1963-1965. Instructor Division School University Chicago, 1965-1966, assistant professor, 1966-1969, associate professor, 1969-1977, professor, 1977-1979, Alexander Campbell professor ethics and social science, 1979—2010. Co-principal Investigation Templeton Foundation, New Science Virtue Project, 2009—2010.
Cadbury lecturer University Birmingham, England, 1998. Woodruff professor Emory University, 2001—2003. Templeton lecturer Boston University, 2008.
(As the title implies, this book is about the effects of m...)
(Don Browning's important work critically appropriates the...)
(Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psycho...)
( Interest in psychology permeates our culture, with psyc...)
(The first edition of this book pioneered a broader and de...)
(The first edition of this book pioneered a broader and de...)
(The most concerted account yet of how the churches' pract...)
( A careful consideration of the place of families in our...)
(This volume is an extend essay in cultural interpretation...)
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Member American Academy Religion, Association Practical Theology, Itnernat. Academy Practical Theology (president 1991-1995), Society Science Study Religion, Association Christain Ethics.
Married Carol LaVeta Browning, September 28, 1958. Children: Elizabeth Dell, Christopher Robert.