These essays examine the seven deadly sins as cultural constructions in the Middle Ages and beyond, focusing on the way concepts of the sins are used in medieval communities, the institution of the Church, and by secular artists and authors.
What does it mean to forgive? The answer is widely assumed to be self-evident but critical analysis quickly reveals the complexities of the subject. Forgiveness has traditionally been the preserve of Christian theology, though in the last half century - and at an accelerating pace - psychologists, lawyers, politicians and moral philosophers have all been making an important contribution to ques…
"A survey of moral theology from its biblical origins to the eve of the Reformation, demonstrating that Reformed moral sensibilities were received and developed from the greater church tradition"-- Provided by publisher
Outline: Abortion, Fetal Issue Use, Euthanasia, Civil Disobedience, Divorce and Remarriage, Genetic Engineering and Screening, Artificial Insemination, Freezing Embryos, Cloning, Surrogate Motherhood, Homosexuality, Capital Punishment, Sexual Minority, Birth Control, Nuclear Arms, War. "So much is changing today in regard to the control of life and death and the understanding of human sexuality…
Outline: For years, William Gouge's Domestical Duties has stood as the foremost Puritan treatment of Christian family life. Yet due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown among current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Scott Brown and Joel R. Beeke divided Gouge's work into three manageable volumes, updated the language to…
Outline : Christian, meet your conscience. What do you do when you disagree with other Christians? How do you determine which convictions are negotiable and which are not? How do you get along with people who have different personal standards? All of these questions have to do with the conscience. Yet there is hardly a more neglected topic among Christians. In this much-needed book, a New Testa…
Outline: Bonhoeffer's theological brilliance, committed discipleship, ecumenical insight and courageous participation in the struggle against Nazism have profoundly shaped contemporary Christian understanding and action. Although his early death at the hands of the Gestapo prevented him from providing us with a full and systematic theology, his writings are remarkably extensive and have become …
Outline: Disagreement on ethical issues overlays a lack of consensus today on even deeper issues of method and authority in ethics. Yet, argues theologian William Lazareth, a major ecumenical resource and model for Christian social ethics lies in Martin Luther's use of Scripture as ethical source and norm. Lazareth rescues Luther's Christocentric reading of Scripture and his ethics from largely…
Outline: In this challenging book, four highly respected thinkers discuss the need for a renewal of Christian ethical reflection in a dramatically changed world and articulate their distinctive points of view on how this can responsibly be done. This book is thus both a call for renewal in our thinking and acting, and an introduction to the issue that must be addressed by any meaningful respon…
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0-687-00335-0
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133
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Abingdon Press Studies in Christian Ethics and Economic Life
Outline: In this bold and compelling work, the author undertakes to reframe the central issues of Christian theodicy. By the author's estimate, theologians still draw too heavily on Augustine's response to the problem of evil. attributing pain and suffering to the mysterious "good" purposes of God. Through a close and sophisticated reading of both Old and New Testaments, the author argues tha…
Outline: This book presents the most consequential ethical writings from the earliest days of Christianity through the late twentieth century. Introductory material for each selection places each piece in its proper historical and social context. Selections include writings by Ambrose, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, Karl Barth, Bernard of Clairvaux, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Calvin, Catherine of Si…
Overview: With its focus on the traditions and communities that form us over the course of a lifetime, virtue ethics has richly expanded our understanding of what the Christian life can look like. Yet its emphasis on human virtues and habits of mind and life seems inconsistent with the Reformed tradition's insistence that sin lies at the heart of the human condition. For this reason, virtue e…
Overview: Fifteen short chapters explore what happens when we see our bodies as machines to be manipulated, molded, and marketed. This book explores some of the horrors taking place in hospitals and labs and provides biblical direction for people wrestling with ethical issues such as:
- physician-assisted suicide and the "right" to die
- genetic manipulation
- fetal issues harvesting
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In this important new book, social ethicist Larry Rasmussen lays the foundations for an approach to faith and ethics appropriate to a community of the earth, in all its peril and promise. Earth Community, Earth Ethics is a comprehensive treatment that synthesizes insights from religion, ethics, and environmentalism in a single vision for creating a sustainable community. Earth Community, Earth …
Akibat globalisasi, segala sesuatu dinilai secara global. Yang lokal dan partikular terpinggirkan. Globalisasi juga menyegmentasikan segala sesuatu: Timur-Barat, kaya-miskin, benar-salah, modern-kuno, teroris-bukan teroris, dan seterusnya. Bahasa ketegori ini pada akhirnya telah menciptakan rantai kekerasan. Dalam konteks seperti ini, apakah teologi (iman) Kristen masih memberikan harapan? Jawa…
Buku ini adalah sebuah kompendium etika Kristen. Didalamnya disajikan uraian mengenai pokok-pokok penting dan actual dibidang etika Kristen pada masa kini, sebagai upaya untuk memberi wawasan pada para pembaca, khususnya para mahasiswa Teologi dan Pelayan Jemaat. Para pembaca diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pelayanan, baik dalam jemaat setempat maupun masyarakat sekitarnya. Pokok-pokok yang dibic…
Orang-orang Kristen, dalam kehidupannya, selalu dihadapkan dengan tuntutan untuk memberi penilaian dan pertanggungan jawab tentang baik buruknya suatu peristiwa atau masalah yang sedang dihadapinya. Tentunya keputusan yang akan diambil adalah keputusan yang sesuai dengan kehendak dan jalan yang telah ditunjuk oleh Tuhan, yaitu “Jalan Yang Lebih Utama”, sebagaimana terdapat dalam satu-satuny…