Christian Ethics (Guides For The Perplexed Series)
Victor Lee Austin

- Is ethics a meaningful topic of discourse and can there be such a thing as an ethical argument or ethical persuasion?
- What is the meaning of the adjective in "Christian Ethics"?
- Could right behavior be different for Christians than it is for others?
- Can we turn to the Bible for help?
- Does the Bible tell us what to do, or give us insight into the good we should aim to achieve, or give us a narrative by which to live?
- Is it best to think of ethics as a matter of duty, or good, or excellence?
- Publisher Rolfe King answers key questions that students and the general reader may have about Christian ethics.
- Publisher The book aims to answer key questions that students And The general reader may have about Christian ethics.
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About "Christian Ethics (Guides For The Perplexed Series)"
Christian ethics is a most perplexing subject. This Guide takes the reader through the most fundamental issues surrounding the question of Ethics from a Christian perspective:
If we take the virtue line and say that ethics is about human excellence, doing well as a human being or succeeding at being a good human being then what will we say about humans who cannot achieve excellence? The virtue approach leads us to place friendship as the goal of ethics. ^
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Rolfe King answers key questions that students and the general reader may have about Christian ethics.
- Publisher
The book aims to answer key questions that students And The general reader may have about Christian ethics.
- Publisher
Meet the Author
Victor Lee Austin
The Reverend Victor Lee Austin, (Ph.D., Fordham University) is Theologian-in-residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City. He is the author of scholarly articles in political theology, ecclesiology, and social ethics, as well as a book of theological meditations on everyday life, A Priests Journal; Up with Authority: Why We Need Authority to Flourish as Human Beings and Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed.
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Table Of Contents
- 1. What Is Christian Ethics?; The Overall Picture: Christian Ethics And The Contemporary World Key Ideas; Vital Moments Of History And The Development Of Christian Ideas; Attitudes To Scripture And Divine Commands; Key Perplexities (questions: Headings Of Chaps. 2, 3-4, 5, 6-8, 9); Summary; 2. Why Are Christian Ethics Different?; Reasoning About Christian Ethics - The Sources: Scripture, Tradition, Natural Law, And Experience.; Scripture: Some Initial Comments; Tradition: An Introduction; Natural Law: An Introduction; Conscience And The Formation Of Christian Character; Brief Comparison To Some Other Ethical Theories: Duties, Consequences And Virtues; Existentialism; Neo-darwinianism; Relativism.; Comparison To The Western Secular Capitalist/utilitarian Perspective; Summary; 3. Why Do Christians Differ Amongst Themselves Over Ethics? Part 1 - Sources And History; Differences Over Scripture, Tradition And Natural Law; Scripture: Further Comments On Key Problems; Fundamentalists, Conservatives And Liberals - And Various Shades Between. Tradition: More History - Catholics, Orthodox And Protestants; Catholic And Protestant Differences: Tradition And Natural Law - A Further Exploration; Summary; Part 2-contemporary Issues; Evangelicalism; Liberation Theology; Feminism; Contemporary Natural Law Theories; Christian Virtue Ethics; Summary; 5. What About Similarities? Can Christian Ethics Be Part Of A Global Ethic?; Macintyre, Hauerwas And The Critique Of The Enlightenment; Hans Kung And A Global Ethic; Q&a.
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