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Christian ethics : four views / edited by Steve Wilkens ; with contributions by Brad J. Kallenberg, Claire Brown Peterson, John Hare, and Peter Heltzel.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Spectrum multiview booksPublisher: Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780830840236
  • 0830840230
  • 0830891579
  • 9780830891573
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Christian ethicsDDC classification:
  • 241 23
LOC classification:
  • BJ1251
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Virtue ethics / Brad J. Kallenberg -- Natural law / Claire Brown Peterson -- Divine command theory / John Hare -- Prophetic ethics / Peter Goodwin Heltzel.
Summary: The field of Christian ethics is the subject of frequent conversation as Christians seek to understand how to live faithfully within a pluralistic society. The range of ethical systems and moral philosophies available can be confusing to people seeking clarity about what the different theories mean for everyday life. Christian Ethics: Four Views presents a dialogue between four main approaches to ethics in the Christian tradition. Virtue ethics focuses less on the action itself and more on the virtuous character of the moral agent. A divine command approach looks instead at whether an action has been commanded by God, in which case it is morally right. Natural law ethics argues for a universal, objective morality grounded in nature. Finally, prophetic ethics judges what is morally right in light of a biblical understanding of divine justice and shalom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Virtue ethics / Brad J. Kallenberg -- Natural law / Claire Brown Peterson -- Divine command theory / John Hare -- Prophetic ethics / Peter Goodwin Heltzel.

The field of Christian ethics is the subject of frequent conversation as Christians seek to understand how to live faithfully within a pluralistic society. The range of ethical systems and moral philosophies available can be confusing to people seeking clarity about what the different theories mean for everyday life. Christian Ethics: Four Views presents a dialogue between four main approaches to ethics in the Christian tradition. Virtue ethics focuses less on the action itself and more on the virtuous character of the moral agent. A divine command approach looks instead at whether an action has been commanded by God, in which case it is morally right. Natural law ethics argues for a universal, objective morality grounded in nature. Finally, prophetic ethics judges what is morally right in light of a biblical understanding of divine justice and shalom.