Nothing confuses Christian ethics quite like the Old Testament. Some faithful readers struggle through its pages and conclude that they must obey its moral laws but may disregard its ceremonial and civil laws. Others abandon its teaching altogether in favor of a strictly New Testament ethic. Neither option, argues Chris Wright, gives the Old Testament its due.
In this innovative approach to ā¦
All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what are fully integrated, dynamic elements within the New Testament itself. As Witherington stresses, "behavior affects and reinforces or undoes belief." Having completed commentaries on all of the New Testament books, a remarkable feat in itself, Witherā¦
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was one of the leading religious figures of the 20th century and the chief spokesman of American Catholicism. Previously unpublished, this work reflects his 16 years of service as national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and 26 years on radio and television. It is the only work where he describes his Christian philosophy. Sheen created this coā¦
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 sexualityā¦
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 toā¦
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 Testaā¦
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 ā¦
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 largelyā¦
Outline: Featuring more than 100 case studies, this timely volume explores ethical questions arising from real-world situations faced by health professionals, patients, and others. The most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of its kind, Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics : Decision-Making, Principles, and Cases, Second Edition, explores fundamental ethical questions arising from real situaā¦
Outline: The essays in this book demonstrate that a theology shaped by the biblical narratives and grounded in the practices of the Christian community can provide resources to enable people to regain a public voice in a pluralistic culture. Ronald Thiemann challenges us to develop a public theology that remains based in the particulars of Christian faith while addressing issues of public signiā¦
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 responā¦
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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 thaā¦
Outline: Breaking down complex philosophical issues into a step-by-step self-help guide, the founder of the Institute for Global Ethics shows us how to grapple with everyday issues and problems: Should I take my family on a much-needed vacation or save money for my children's education? Should we protect the endangered owl or maintain jobs for loggers? This is a unique, anecdote-rich, and artiā¦
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 Siā¦
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- How do I resolve workplace conflicts sparked by differences of belief?
- How much profit can I conscientiously seek?
- Can I justify using prayer to try to beat the competition?
- Should I bring up the issue of faith with my co-workers, or should I keep my beliefs to myself?
It often seems difficult - if not possible - to reconcile matters of faith and business. At times it maā¦
Outline: This book and its companion volume Applied Ethics provide a much-needed alternative to consequentialist orthodoxy. This book set out the basic system used to solve problems, the system that consequentialist deride as "traditional morality" and which they believe is 'dead". The central concepts, principles and distinction or traditional morality are explained and defended: rights, jusā¦
Overview: This book has become a standard reference work for Christian psychologists, counselors and pastors and a key text at Christian universities and seminaries. This thoroughly revised edition retains core material on counseling ethics that has made it so valuable in a variety of settings. Now fully updated, it weighs and assesses new and emerging ethical issues in the field. For examplā¦
Overview: This collection of provocative essays by one of the world's most distinguished theologians deals with topic as diverse as the right to work, nuclear war, the Olympic Games, Lutheran and Reformed political thought, and the "common hope" of Judaism and Christianity - all within the framework of human rights. The author believes that the dignity of the human being is the source for all ā¦
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 eā¦
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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Ketika seorang Robin Hood mencuri harta orang-orang kaya untuk dibagikan kepada orang-orang miskin, apakah perbuatannya itu āājahatāā? Dapatkah kita katakan bahwa perbuatannya itu āākasihāā? Apakah itu āājahatāā? Dan apakah itu āākasihāā, ketika jurang antara si kaya dan si miskin begitu lebar, dan upaya untuk mengubah keadaan secara damai tampak mustahil? Apakahā¦
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 ā¦
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? Jawaā¦
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 dibicā¦
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 āJalan Yang Lebih Utamaā, sebagaimana terdapat dalam satu-satunyā¦