Readings in Christian ethics /
edtied by David K. Clark and Robert V. Rakestraw.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, c1994 - c1996.
- 2 vols.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: v. 1. Theory and methods pt. 1 Establishing moral norms 1. The nature of ethics Moral relativism/ J.P. Moreland The kingdom of God/ C. Stephen Layman The nature of Christian morality/ Oliver Barclay In Search of "Good positive reasons" for an ethics of divine commands: a catalogue of arguments 2. Grounding moral norms The natural ethic/ Oliver O'Donovan Doctrine and ethics/ Alister E. McGrath The reconstitution of authority/ J.I. Packer The New Testament and ethics: communities of social change/ Lisa Sowle Cahill pt. 2 Applying Moral Norms 3. Moral Dilemnas Ethical choices: A case for non-conflicting absolutism/ Robert V. Rakestraw The borderline situation of extreme conflict/ Helmut Thielicke Graded absolutism/ Norman L. Geisler 4. Moral situations and cultural contexts Situations and principles/ J.I. Packer Evangelical contextualism/ Donald G. Bloesch Receptor-oriented ethics in cross-cultural intervention/ Charles H. Kraft pt. 3 Interpreting the Bible ethically 5. The use of the Bible in ethical judgments The word of God and Christian ethics/ John Frame Four ways of using the New Testament/ Richard N. Longenecker How can Christians derive principles from the specific commands of the law/ Walter C. Kaiser Jr. Distinguishing culturally relative from normative teachings/ Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart 6. Love and justice Love and society: God's justice and ours/ Stephen Charles Mott How to seek justice in a world of conflicts/ Lewis B. Smedes Love, power, and justice/ Paul B. Henry pt.4 Developing moral self 7. Virtue and character Virtue/ Stanley Hauerwas Christian ethics and the ethics of virtue/ Stephen S. Bilynskyi The Virtues in a professional setting/ William F. May 8. The process of decision-making Ethics: how to do it/ Daniel C. Maguire Towards a theory of making ethical judgments A Kierkegaardian approach to moral philosophy: the process of decision-making/ Virginia L. Warren V.2. Issues and applications pt. 1 Beginning and ending life 1. Abortion Reproductive Choice: Basic to justice for women/ Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Abortion and the Mosaic law/ Jack W. Cottrell The right to life: three theories/ Robert N. Wennberg When does a person begin/ Robert E. Joyce 2. Reproductive technologies and genetics Ethical implications of In Vitro Fertilization/ Janet Dickey McDowell Technology and pregnancy enhancement/ Stanley J. Grenz Genetics and human malleability/ W. French Anderson 3. Euthanasia James Rachels and the active euthanasia debate/ J.P. Moreland On Removing food and water: against the stream/ Gilbert Meilaender The persistent vegetative state and the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration/ Robert V. Rakestraw pt. 2 Human Sexuality 4. Sexuality. marriage and singleness Marriage and singleness in Paul today/ David Wenham Appropriate vulnerability: a sexual ethic for singles/ Karen Lebacqz Sexuality and singleness/ Richard J. Foster The Purpose of sex: toward a theological understanding of human sexuality/ Stanley J. Grenz 5. Homosexuality Homosexuality: an issue for the church/ James B. Nelson Homosexuality : the relevance of the Bible/ David F. Wright The Loving opposition/ Stanton L. Jones AIDS: An evangelical perspective/ Ronald J. Sider pt. 3 Class relationships 7. Race relations The Prolife credibility gap/ Spencer Perkins The Racial issue in biblical perspective/ Everett Tilson Where are my ambassadors of reconciliation/ Raleigh Washington and Glen Kehrein 8. Gender issues Christian maturity in light of feminist theory/ Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen Is the Bible sexist: beyond feminism and patriarchalism/ Donald G. Bloesch Women in the pastoral office/ Thomas C. Oden Man and woman in Christ/ Stephen B. Clark pt. 4 Stewardship of creation 9. Wealth and economics Does capitalism pass the moral test/ Ronald H. Nash Who should set social priorities/ J. Philip Wogaman Structural evil and world hunger/ Ronald J. Sider 10. Care for the environment Managing the resources of the earth/ E. Calvin Beisner Christianity and the environment: Escapist mysticism or responsible stewardship/ R.J. Berry " A handful of mud": a personal history of my love for the soil/ Paul W. Brand pt. 5 Law and government Civil disobedience as subordination/ Stephen Charles Mott The Christian and civil disobedience/ Charles C. Ryrie Biblical submissionism: disobedience to government is sometimes right/ Norman L. Geisler "Rescue those being led away to death"/ John Piper 12. Capital Punishment The Sanctity of life/ John Murray Contemporary capital punishment: biblical difficulties with the biblically permissible/ Eric E. Hobbs and Walter C. Hobbs Noah's covenant and the purpose of punishment/ John Howard Yoder The collapse of the case against capital punishment/ Ernest Van den Haag 13. Peace and war Can a Christian go to war?/ George W. Knight III The Just war revisited/ Jerram Barrs Jesus and violence: some critical objections/ Ronald J. Sider and Richard K. Taylor A practical Christian pacifism/ David A. Hoekema
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