The Cambridge Companion to Christian EthicsRobin Gill Following the same formula as other Cambridge Companions, this book is written by leading international experts in Christian ethics and is aimed at students on upper-level undergraduate courses, at teachers and at graduate students. It will be useful as well to ministers and other professionals within the church. Its eighteen chapters provide a thorough introduction to Christian ethics which is both authoritative and up-to-date. All contributors have been chosen because they are significant scholars with a proven track record of balanced, comprehensive and comprehensible writing. |
Contents
Making moral decisions | 3 |
The authority of scripture and Christian ethics | 16 |
The Old Testament and Christian ethics | 29 |
The gospels and Christian ethics | 42 |
The epistles and Christian ethics | 63 |
Approaches to Christian ethics | 75 |
Natural law and Christian ethics | 77 |
Virtue ethics | 96 |
Issues in Christian ethics | 169 |
Christianity and war | 171 |
The arms trade and Christian ethics | 183 |
Social justice and welfare | 195 |
Ecology and Christian ethics | 209 |
Business economics and Christian ethics | 228 |
World family trends | 243 |
Christian ethics medicine and genetics | 261 |
Gender and Christian ethics | 112 |
Liberation ethics | 125 |
Christian ethics a Jewish perspective | 138 |
Other faiths and Christian ethics | 154 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics Cambridge Companions to Religion Cambridge collections online Cambridge companion to reformation theology Cambridge companions to philosophy, religion, and culture Cambridge companions The Cambridge companions complete collection |
| Editor | Robin Gill |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0521779189, 9780521779180 |
| Length | 290 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / Ethics Religion / Christianity / General Religion / Ethics Religion / Reference |
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