Background
Sittler, Joseph was born on September 26, 1904 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph and Minnie (Vieth) Sittler.
( Originally published in 1958, The Structure of Christia...)
Originally published in 1958, The Structure of Christian Ethics is Joseph Sittler's lucid interpretation of a truly Christological approach to moral behavior. Recognizing the need for the church to engage society, Sittler contends that Christian ethics is not situational, as suggested by his contemporary Joseph Fletcher, but rather conformation with Christ. The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field.
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(Joseph Sittler's preaching and writing anticipated and pr...)
Joseph Sittler's preaching and writing anticipated and precipitated many of today's most pressing religious questions, from ecological concerns to the crisis of meaning in church and society. Now reissued, The Care of the Earth presents some of Sittler's most insightful writing.
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Sittler, Joseph was born on September 26, 1904 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph and Minnie (Vieth) Sittler.
AB, Wittenberg College, 1927. Doctor of Laws, Wittenberg College, 1956. Bachelor's Degree, Hamma Division School, 1930.
Doctor of Divinity, Wagner College, 1948. Doctor of Divinity, Eureka College, 1960. Doctor of Divinity, Gettysburg College, 1962.
Doctor of Divinity, Thiel College, 1975. Doctor of Divinity, Carleton College, 1976. Doctor of Humane Letters, Alfred University, 1959.
Doctor of Laws, Notre Dame, 1966. Doctor of Laws, Loyola University, 1969. Doctor of Letters, Meadville Theological Seminary, 1970.
He is widely credited with pioneering the links between Christian theology and ecological thought, having written about environmental matters as early as the 1950s (long before they were widely reported in the mainstream press). He continually insisted that care for the earth and its environment is a central concern of the Christian religion. He was also interested in the topics of aging, grace, religion and science, narrative in preaching, and biblical interpretation.
He was the uncle of German actor Walter Sittler.
He was survived by six children, Stephen, Joseph Junior, Barbara, Bay, Hans, and Philip.
(Joseph Sittler's preaching and writing anticipated and pr...)
(Joseph Sittler's preaching and writing anticipated and pr...)
( Originally published in 1958, The Structure of Christia...)
(This newly revised edition provides insights from one of ...)
(Book by Sittler, Joseph)
(Foreword by Martin E. Marty As early as 1954 'well before...)
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Member American Theological Society.
Married Jeanne Seitz, August 10, 1939. Children: Stephen, Joseph IV, Edward, Barbara, Philip, Bay.