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  • av William (University of Chicago) Schweiker
    543,-

    Current ethics is confronted by the drastic extension of human power through technological development. This radical extension of power demands a new paradigm of responsibility in ethics. By developing a coherent theory of responsibility, Schweiker shows the unique contribution of Christian faith to ethics in our time.

  • av Petruschka Schaafsma
    1 166,-

    "Offers an innovative theological look at what family might mean that cuts deeper than current, mostly polarised debates. The book taps literary, artistic and biblical sources and brings them into conversation with family studies from humanities and social science to understand why family is currently a controversial topic"--

  • av Albino F. Barrera
    465,-

    The marketplace is a remarkable social institution that has greatly extended our individual reach. In this book, Albino Barrera examines our own moral responsibilities for the distant harms of our market transactions, identifying how the market's division of labour makes us unwitting collaborators in others' wrongdoing and in collective ills.

  • av Missouri) Hallett & Garth L. (Saint Louis University
    465 - 1 231,-

    This book provides a full treatment (philosophical and theological) of an issue which is particularly pressing: when the claims of the nearest (e.g. parents, children, spouses, friends) conflict with the claims of the neediest, as they constantly do, where should preference go?

  • av Stanley (Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education) Rudman
    621 - 1 401,-

    In a wide-ranging discussion notable for its clarity, Stanley Rudman's 1997 book traces the development of modern concepts of person, a central issue in current ethical debates. Drawing on early Christian thought, he proposes an ethic which understands personhood in relation to other people, to the environment, and to God.

  • av Robert (Australian Catholic University & North Sydney) Gascoigne
    491 - 1 231,-

    This book is concerned with the communication of Christian ethics in the public forum of liberal, secular societies. It considers one of the fundamental problems of liberal societies: reconciling individual autonomy and community, and proposes a theological vision of community.

  • av Christopher C. H. (University of Durham) Cook
    504 - 1 231,-

    Academic perspectives on addictive behaviour usually come from clinical and scientific standpoints, rejecting the 'moral model'. Cook reassesses the nature of addiction and considers the ethical challenges presented by alcohol use and misuse to both individuals and society, arguing that theology should not be excluded from serious discourse about addiction.

  • av University of Durham) Bash & Anthony (Chaplain and Honorary Research Fellow
    465 - 1 231,-

    What does it mean to forgive? Using topical examples Anthony Bash explores practical questions such as how and when it is right to forgive. The conclusions he reaches are surprising and will promote debate on and discussion about this important and complex subject.

  • av Massachusetts) Pope & Stephen J. (Boston College
    582 - 953,-

    Stephen Pope argues that our growing knowledge of human evolution is compatible with Christian faith and morality, provided that the former is not interpreted reductionistically and the latter is not understood in fundamentalist ways.

  • av Professor Jolyon Mitchell
    530 - 1 036,-

    How can audiences interact creatively, wisely and peaceably with the many different forms of violence found throughout today's media? Mitchell argues that practices such as hospitality, friendship, witness and worship provide resources for viewers to remember and to reframe both spectacular and hidden violence in ways that can promote peace.

  • av Albino F. Barrera
    504 - 1 231,-

    Markets can often be harsh in compelling people to make unpalatable economic choices any reasonable person would not take under normal conditions. In this book Albino Barrera argues that Christian thought on economic security offers an effective framework within which to address the consequences of economic compulsion.

  • av Canterbury) Gill & Robin (University of Kent
    465 - 1 231,-

    How can Christian ethics contribute significantly to health care ethics in today's Western, pluralistic society? Gill explores the healing stories in the Synoptic Gospels, identifying four core virtues present within them - compassion, care, faith and humility - that might bring greater depth to a purely secular interpretation of health care ethics.

  • av Atlanta) Gardner & E. Clinton (Emory University
    465 - 1 237,-

    Justice and Christian Ethics is a study in the meaning and foundations of justice in modern society. Written from a theological perspective, its focus is upon the interaction of religion and law in their common pursuit of justice.

  • av Ian S. (University of Exeter) Markham
    1 413,-

    The first substantial study in Christian Ethics to explore the problem of religion, plurality and ethics. Ian Markham argues that plurality is better safeguarded by a theistic, rather than a secularist, foundation, and shows that the religious affirmation of diversity offers genuine political possibilities in our post-modern world.

  • av Colin Grant
    465 - 1 231,-

    Separated from its anchorage in religion, ethics has followed the social sciences in seeing human beings as fundamentally characterised by self-interest, so that altruism is either naively idealistic or arrogantly self-sufficient. Colin Grant contends that, as a modern secular concept, altruism is a parody on the self-giving love of Christianity, so that its dismissal represents a social levelling that loses the depths that theology makes intelligible and religion makes possible. The Christian affirmation is that God is characterised by self-giving love (agape), then expected of Christians. Lacking this theological background, the focus on self-interest in sociobiology and economics, and on human realism in the political focus of John Rawls or the feminist sociability of Carol Gilligan, finds altruism naive or a dangerous distraction from real possibilities of mutual support. This book argues that to dispense with altruism is to dispense with God and with the divine transformation of human possibilities.

  • av Jean (University of Notre Dame Porter
    582,-

    Jean Porter provides a highly sophisticated account of moral reasoning, developed out of the thought of Thomas Aquinas, which offers an alternative to modern moral theories, brings together rule-oriented and virtue-oriented approaches to moral judgement, and points towards a moral life founded on decency and justice.

  • av Adrian (University of Exeter) Thatcher
    1 101,-

    This book is for students of theology, Christian ethics, and religious and gender studies; and everyone longing for the full acceptance of women and LGBTIQ people in the churches and beyond. It exposes the roots of prejudice against women and sexual minorities, and offers constructive proposals for gender justice.

  • av Stephen R. L. (University of Liverpool) Clark
    465 - 958,-

    This stimulating and wide-ranging book mounts a profound enquiry into some of the most pressing questions of our age, by examining the relationship between biological science and Christianity. The history of biological discovery is explored from the point of view of a leading philosopher and ethicist.

  • av Celia Deane-Drummond
    592 - 869,-

    In the immediate future we are likely to witness significant developments in human genetic science. It is therefore of critical importance that Christian ethics engages with the genetics debate, since it affects not just the way we perceive ourselves and the natural world, but also has wider implications for our society. This book considers ethical issues arising out of specific practices in human genetics, including genetic screening, gene patenting, gene therapy, genetic counselling as well as feminist concerns. Genetics and Christian Ethics argues for a particular theo-ethical approach that derives from a modified version of virtue ethics, drawing particularly on a Thomistic understanding of the virtues, especially prudence or practical wisdom and justice. The book demonstrates that a theological voice is highly relevant to contested ethical debates about genetics.

  • av J. Ian H. McDonald
    621 - 1 476,-

    Does the Bible have a central place, or any place, in Christian ethics today? Should it have? If it does have, what implications does this have for biblical interpretation, as well as for Christian ethics? These are some of the questions addressed in this book, which is the first comprehensive treatment of such concerns.

  • av Board of Social Responsibility of the Church of England) Sedgwick, Peter H. (Principal, St Michael's College & m.fl.
    569 - 1 231,-

    Peter Sedgwick explores the relation of a theology of justice to that of human identity in the context of the market economy, and engages with critics of capitalism and the market. He recommends that the Churches remain part of the debate in reforming and humanizing the market economy.

  • av Professor Adrian Thatcher
    439 - 811,-

    Living Together and Christian Ethics is the first positive, in-depth study of cohabitation outside marriage from a mainstream Christian theological perspective. The book retrieves the traditions of betrothal from the Bible and church history, and shows how these can transform Christian attitudes to living together before marriage.

  • av Lisa Sowle Cahill
    592,-

    Cahill addresses the ethics of sexuality, marriage, parenthood and family from a feminist Christian standpoint. She reaffirms the traditional unity of sex, love and parenthood, as a guiding framework. She develops New Testament models of community and of moral formation in a context of concern for the poor and marginalised.

  • av Nottingham) Frank Parsons & Susan (East Midlands Ministry Training Course
    452 - 1 036,-

    Parsons describes the diversity of moral thinking within contemporary feminism, giving an overview and analysis of the major themes of feminist ethics. This book will serve as guide for the non-feminist reader, and be of interest to Christian ethicists and moral philosophers as well as feminist scholars.

  • av Michael S. (University of Edinburgh) Northcott
    673,-

    This book is about the extent, origins and causes of the environmental crisis. Dr Northcott argues that Christianity has lost the biblical awareness of the inter-connectedness of all life. He shows how Christian theologians and believers might recover a more ecologically friendly belief system and life style.

  • av Canterbury) Gill & Robin (University of Kent
    530 - 958,-

    This 1999 book examines evidence about church communities, showing that churchgoers are distinctive in their attitudes, beliefs and behaviour. However, these are shared by many non-churchgoers as well. The distinctiveness of church communities in the modern world is thus real but relative, and is central to Christian ethics.

  • av Massachusetts) Hollenbach & David (Boston College
    556 - 1 036,-

    The Common Good and Christian Ethics rethinks the ancient tradition of the common good in a way that addresses contemporary social divisions, both urban and global. David Hollenbach draws on social analysis, moral philosophy, and theological ethics to chart new directions in both urban life and global society.

  • av David (University of Aberdeen) Fergusson
    621 - 1 237,-

    This book is an examination of issues in the related fields of moral philosophy and Christian theology. It raises the question of whether and to what extent Christian moral presuppositions are distinctive or are held in common with other persons and communities.

  • av Christopher O. (University of South Carolina) Tollefsen
    332 - 1 231,-

    This book defends the controversial 'absolute view' that lying is always wrong. Whereas most people believe that lying for a good cause is morally acceptable, Tollefsen argues that Christians should support the absolute view, invoking Augustine and Aquinas to illustrate that lying violates the goods of integrity, sociality, religion, and truth.

  • av Kieran Cronin
    543,-

    Kieran Cronin helps philosophers and theologians to understand each other's perspectives on rights, making this book a significant contribution to Christian ethics and moral philosophy.

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