Christian Ethics And Contemporary Moral Problems
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Author | : Michael C. Banner |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1999-09-28 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521625548 |
This book addresses such key ethical issues as euthanasia, the environment, biotechnology, abortion, the family, sexual ethics, and the distribution of health care resources. Michael Banner argues that the task of Christian ethics is to understand the world and humankind in the light of the credal affirmations of the Christian faith, and to explicate this understanding in its significance for human action through a critical engagement with the concerns, claims and problems of other ethics. He illustrates both the distinctiveness of Christian convictions in relation to the above issues and also the critical dialogue with practices based on other convictions which this sense of distinctiveness motivates but does not prevent. The book's importance lies in its attempt to show the crucial difference which Christian belief makes to an understanding of these issues, whilst at the same time demonstrating some of the weaknesses and confusions of certain popular approaches to them.
Author | : Patricia Beattie Jung |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2012-09-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0800698967 |
Previously published by Cengage/Wadsworth, this popular anthology for the study of Christian ethics has been a mainstay of undergraduate courses for nearly thirty years. Shannon and Patricia Jung provide an introduction to contemporary moral issues from decidedly, yet diverse, Christian moral perspectives. The anthology intentionally seeks a range of voices to produce a kind of "point/counterpoint" discussion of the ethical issue. Among the classic issues considered are: sexuality and reproductive rights, prejudice, biomedical ethics, the environment, immigration, terrorism, war, and globalization. New issues include: development ethics, personal finance and consumerism, workplace ethics, health care, and citizenship.
Author | : Jean Porter |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1999-03-11 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521657105 |
A highly sophisticated account of moral reasoning, developed out of the thought of Thomas Aquinas.
Author | : Marilyn McCord Adams |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2017-02-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0253024382 |
Provocative essays that seek “to turn the attention of analytic philosophy of religion on the problem of evil . . . towards advances in ethical theory” (Reading Religion). The contributors to this book—Marilyn McCord Adams, John Hare, Linda Zagzebski, Laura Garcia, Bruce Russell, Stephen Wykstra, and Stephen Maitzen—attended two University of Notre Dame conferences in which they addressed the thesis that there are yet untapped resources in ethical theory for affecting a more adequate solution to the problem of evil. The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight into this ageless philosophical issue. “These essays—and others—will be of primary interest to scholars working in analytic philosophy of religion from a self-consciously Christian standpoint, but its audience is not limited to such persons. The book offers illustrative examples of how scholars in philosophy of religion understand their aims and how they go about making their arguments . . . hopefully more work will follow this volume’s lead.”—Reading Religion “Recommended.”—Choice
Author | : Wayne G. Boulton |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802806406 |
Here is a single volume that effectively introduces students to the full breadth of the discipline of Christian ethics. Essays deal with both concrete issues and theoretical foundations. Revevant biblical readings and a series of case studies accentuate the text.
Author | : John Jefferson Davis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Christian ethics |
ISBN | : 9780875522234 |
New chapters on environmental ethics and genetics, as well as a complete revision of the text, brings this popular ethics textbook up to date.
Author | : D. Stephen Long |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2010-07-29 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199568863 |
This book provides both a short history of Christian ethics and looks at itsbasic sources as they arise from Judaism, Greco-Roman ethics, andChristianity
Author | : Geoffrey W. Sutton |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2016-08-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1498204775 |
Should society care about Christian morality? Are Christians out of touch with complex moral decision-making? Christian Morality: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Thinking about Contemporary Moral Issues provides readers with a framework for identifying and applying Christian moral principles to divisive issues. First, readers learn of the theological and philosophical foundations of Christian ethics. Two additional chapters explain how personal and social factors influence our capacity to think critically and Christianly about morality. Second, readers will learn about forming Christian moral judgments by seeing how different thinkers address six contemporary moral issues: abortion, same-sex relationships, equal treatment of men and women in the workplace, sex education, and racial bias in incarceration polices.
Author | : Michael Banner |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2009-04-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1405115173 |
This enlightening book steers readers through the challenges and moral issues, providing a clear and decisive history of the main figures and texts in Christian ethics. A short and lively history of Christian ethics, exploring how Christianity has always had to grapple with complex moral problems - from questions about the status of early Christians who renounced their religion under Roman torture, through to current debates about euthanasia Engages with the main texts and figures in Christian ethics, including Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Luther and Barth Considers questions such as human will, the proper form of Christian life, natural law, and whether human nature is at odds with Christian ethics Concludes with a thought-provoking chapter considering the role that Christian ethics can play in contemporary moral debates and ethical dilemmas
Author | : William Schweiker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1999-03-11 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521657099 |
Schweiker develops a powerful new theory of responsibility articulated in terms of Christian faith.