Character, Choices & Community

Character, Choices & Community
Author: Russell B. Connors
Publisher: Editorial Edinumen
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809138050

Highlights the key elements of the Catholic moral tradition and lays the foundations for Christian ethics through experiential reflections of right action toward persons, communities and personal choices.

Christian Ethics (Revised Edition)

Christian Ethics (Revised Edition)
Author: Wayne Grudem
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 1648
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433590867

What Does the Bible Teach about How to Live in Today's World? How should Christians live when the surrounding culture is increasingly hostile to Christian moral values? Granted, the Bible is our guide—but how can we know if we are interpreting it rightly with regard to ethical questions about wealth and poverty, marriage and divorce, birth control, abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship, and dozens of other issues? And on a very practical level, how can we know God's will in the ordinary decisions of life? To address questions like these, Wayne Grudem, author of the bestselling book Systematic Theology, draws on 40 years of teaching classes in ethics to write this wide-ranging introduction to biblical moral reasoning, organized according to the structure of the Ten Commandments. He issues a challenging call for Christians to live lives of personal holiness and offers a vision of the Christian life that is full of joy and blessing through living each day in a way that is pleasing to God. Written by Wayne Grudem: Bestselling author of Systematic Theology and the What the Bible Says About series Biblical and Applicable: Teaches readers how to protect 7 central tenets of God's law: God's honor, human authority, life, marriage, property, truth, and purity of heart Accessible: An ideal textbook for Christian college and seminary ethics classes, with straightforward language and a bibliography for the topic at the end of each chapter Replaces ISBN 978-1-4335-4965-6

Primary Source Readings in Christian Morality

Primary Source Readings in Christian Morality
Author: Thaddeus Ostrowski
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008
Genre: Christian ethics
ISBN: 0884899896

Primary Source Readings in Christian Morality presents the living words of the Catholic Church and the wisdom of everyday people addressing the moral issues that impact our lives. One goal of Primary Source Readings in Christian Morality is to help students realize the connection between behavior and character. Additionally, the hope is that students will uncover that the road to authentic happiness and joy involves working on their relationship with God. Within this book you will find writings from: Pope Benedict XVI, The Second Vatican Council, Richard Gula, SS, Pope Paul VI, Ronald Rohlheiser, Erich Maria Remarque, Pope John Paul II, The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Quest for Holiness

The Quest for Holiness
Author: Adolf Koberle
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2004-08-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1592448399

Adolf Koberle's 'The Quest for Holiness' is a significant contribution to world religious literature and a work of abiding value. As such it well deserves translation into the English language and widespread distribution among English language readers. Although written by a profound scholar, this book is not merely for theologians but for all who desire a sound, scriptural setting forth of the truths and the implications for each individual embodied in the steps of justification and sanctification. For simplicity, clarity, and completeness on this subject, this book is unsurpassed. It is written not merely with ink but with the lifeblood of the true believer striving daily for greater holiness and God-pleasing perfection.

Holy War in the Bible

Holy War in the Bible
Author: Heath A. Thomas
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-04-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083083995X

The first of its kind, this collection offers a constructive response to the question of holy war and Christian morality from an interdisciplinary perspective. By combining biblical, ethical, philosophical and theological insights, the contributors offer a composite image of divine redemption that promises to take the discussion to another level.

Christian Ethics

Christian Ethics
Author: Steve Wilkens
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2017-06-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830891579

Steve Wilkens edits a conversation between four major approaches to contemporary ethics in the Christian tradition: virtue, divine command, natural law, and prophetic. This accessible introduction includes contributions by Brad Kallenberg, John Hare, Claire Peterson, and Peter Heltzel.

The Bible and Morality

The Bible and Morality
Author: Catholic Church. Pontificia Commissio Biblica
Publisher:
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 9788820980849

For Christians, Holy Scripture is not only a source of revelation on which to ground one's faith, it is also an indispensable reference point for morality. They are convinced that in the Bible they can find indications and norms of right behaviour to attain fullness of life. This use of Scripture is not of course without its problems caused by the different times and circumstances in which people find themselves today compared with biblical times. In 2002, the Pontifical Biblical Commission, at the behest of the then-President Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, set about to examine the problem of the relationship between the Bible and morality by posing itself the question: what is the value and the significance of the inspired text for today's morality? This document seeks then to explain the context for norms of morality encountered in Scripture, and shows also that, while there remain moral questions which cannot be fully answered from Scripture, nevertheless Scripture does offer criteria which are helpful in finding solutions.

The Character Gap

The Character Gap
Author: Christian B. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2018
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0190264225

We like to think of ourselves and our friends and families as pretty good people. The more we put our characters to the test, however, the more we see that we are decidedly a mixed bag. Fortunately there are some promising strategies - both secular and religious - for developing better characters.