Theological Ethics Out of Latin America, Africa, and Asia
Keywords:
Theological EthicsAbstract
In the development of theological ethics during the second half of the
twentieth century, the Euro-centric dimension of the field diminished
considerably. Theology began to develop on each continent, reflecting
considerably a much more contextual type of investigation.
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