Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective: Ethics and theology
Author: James M. Gustafson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0226311139
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Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective: Theology and ethics
Author: James M. Gustafson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 0226311112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMoral Discernment in the Christian Life
Author: James M. Gustafson
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 0664230709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJames M. Gustafson has been a leading and formative figure in the field of Christian ethics over the past fifty years. His many contributions to theological ethics have helped to define and shape ethical thinking by Christians who reflect on great moral issues. Gustafson's work must be dealt with by all students in this discipline, and his perceptive insights have given clarity and guidance to the process of moral discernment. The essays collected here are ones that have had a significant impact on discussions and debates over recent decades. The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field.
Christ and the Moral Life
Author: James M. Gustafson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1979-06-15
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780226311098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this work, originally published in 1968, the distinguished theologian James M. Gustafson asks the fundamental question, "What is the significance of Jesus Christ for the moral life?" His answer is in the form of an ethical map, showing the ways in which theological affirmations about Christ relate to moral life in the writings of a number of important Christian thinkers.
Environmental Ethics, Ecological Theology, and Natural Selection
Author: Lisa H. Sideris
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780231126601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLisa Sideris proposes a new way of thinking about the natural world, an environmental ethic that incorporates the ideas of natural selection and values the processes rather than the products of nature. Such an approach encourages us to take a minimally interventionist approach to nature. Only when the competitive realities of evolution are faced squarely, Sideris argues, can we generate practical environmental principles to deal with such issues as species extinction and the relationship between suffering and sentience.
Introduction to Moral Theology
Author: Romanus Cessario
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press + ORM
Published: 2010-03-30
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 0813220378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe comprehensive introduction to Catholic moral theology by the leading theologian and author of The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics. In Introduction to Moral Theology, Father Romanus Cessario, O.P. presents and expounds on the basic and central elements of Catholic moral theology written in the light of Veritatis splendor. Since its publication in 2001, this first book in the Catholic Moral Thought series has been widely recognized as an authoritative resource on such topics as moral theology and the good of the human person created in God’s image; natural law; principles of human action; determination of the moral good through objects, ends, and circumstances; and the virtues, gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Beatitudes. The Catholic Moral Thought series is designed to provide students with a comprehensive presentation of both the principles of Christian conduct and the specific teachings and precepts for fulfilling the requirements of the Christian life. Soundly based in the teaching of the Church, the volumes set out the basic principles of Catholic moral thought and the application of those principles within areas of ethical concern that are of paramount importance today.
Protestant and Roman Catholic Ethics
Author: James M. Gustafson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 0226311082
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"If Catholic and Protestant ethicians were asked to name a single theologian who was qualified to write a comprehensive overview of the historical divergences of Catholic and Protestant positions on ethical questions, the bases for those divergences in fundamentally different philosophical and theological perspectives, and the possibilities for future convergences of the traditions, my guess is that James Gustafson would be the one. . . . This brilliant and tightly argued book . . . will be the most important book on moral theology to appear this year."—John Coleman, National Catholic Reporter
Biblical Natural Law
Author: Matthew Levering
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2008-03-20
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 0199535299
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to natural law theory and a challenge to re-think current biblical scholarship on the topic. Levering establishes the relevance of a biblical worldview to the contemporary pursuit of a moral life and locates his argument in the context of the philosophical development of natural law theory from Cicero to Nietzsche.
Animal Ethics and the Nonconformist Conscience
Author: Philip J. Sampson
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-08-24
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 3319964062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the religious language of Nonconformity used in ethical debates about animals. It uncovers a rich stream of innovative discourse from the Puritans of the seventeenth century, through the Clapham Sect and Evangelical Revival, to the nineteenth century debates about vivisection. This discourse contributed to law reform and the foundation of the RSPCA, and continues to flavour the way we talk about animal welfare and animal rights today. Shaped by the "nonconformist conscience", it has been largely overlooked. The more common perception is that Christian “dominion” authorises the human exploitation of animals, while Enlightenment humanism and Darwinian thought are seen as drawing humans and animals together in one "family". This book challenges that perception, and proposes an alternative perspective. Through exploring the shaping of animal advocacy discourses by Biblical themes of creation, fall and restoration, this book reveals the continuing importance of the nonconformist conscience as a source to enrich animal ethics today. It will appeal to the animal studies community, theologians and early modern historians.
Just Business
Author: Alexander D. Hill
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780830818860
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo those faced with the many questions and quandaries of doing business with integrity, here is a place to beggin. Alexander Hill explores the Christian concepts of holiness, justice, and love, and shows how some common responses to business ethics fall short of these. Then, he turns to penetrating case studies on such pressing topics as employer-employee relations, discrimination, and affirmative action.
