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