ABSTRACT

Recent dissatisfaction with individualism and the problems of religious pluralism make this an opportune time to reassess the way in which we define ourselves and conduct our relationships with others. The philosophical writings of John Macmurray are a useful resource for performing this examination, and recent interest in Macmurray's work has been growing steadily.

A full-scale critical examination of Macmurray's religious philosophy has not been published and this work fills this gap, sharing his insistence that we define ourselves through action and through person-to-person relationships, while critiquing his account of the ensuing political and religious issues. The key themes in this work are the concept of the person and the ethics of personal relations.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

part |48 pages

The Essence of the Person

chapter |22 pages

Agency Theory

chapter |24 pages

Education and the Emotions

part |38 pages

Developing as a Person

chapter |18 pages

The Human Infant

chapter |18 pages

Growth to Adulthood

part |49 pages

Persons and Politics

chapter |20 pages

Societies and Communities

chapter |27 pages

Justice and the State

part |66 pages

Persons and Religion

chapter |26 pages

Religion and Morality

chapter |12 pages

Conclusion