Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Christian ethics in conflict -- Considering method -- Affirmation and accountability through the imago Dei: considering deontology, tradition, and reason -- The vices and virtues of conflict: considering virtue ethics and scripture -- The purpose and process of reconciliation: considering teleology and narrative -- Need and fear in relationship: considering responsibility and care -- Christian ethics through conflict.

All Christians read the Bible differently, pray differently, value their traditions differently, and give different weight to individual and corporate judgment. These differences are the basis of conflict. The question Christian ethics must answer, then, is, "What does the good life look like in the context of conflict?" In this new introductory text, Ellen Ott Marshall uses the inevitable reality of difference to center and organize her exploration of the system of Christian morality. What can we learn from Jesus' creative use of conflict in situations that were especially attuned to questions of power? What does the image of God look like when we are trying to recognize the divine image within those with whom we are in conflict? How can we better explore and understand the complicated work of reconciliation and justice? This innovative approach to Christian ethics will benefit a new generation of students who wish to engage the perennial questions of what constitutes a faithful Christian life and a just society.