Exploring Christian ethics : biblical foundations for morality
Kyle D. Fedler (Author)
Adopting a unique appraoch among inroductions to Christian ethics, Kyle Fedler's Exploring Christian Ethics guides students through the moral decision-making process by providing foundational material in both ethical theory and biblical ethics. First, Fedler introduces the reader to the discipline of ethics, then he explores the ways Scripture...
Print Book, English, 2006
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Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky, 2006
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xiii, 233 pages ; 23 cm
9780664228989, 0664228984
61240671
Part I: Introduction to ethics. Exploring Christian ethics
What should we do? Approaches to ethical decision making : egoism, deontology, and utilitarianism
How should we be? Virtue, character, and responsibility
Part II: Biblical foundations for morality. The use of scripture and other sources of Christian guidance
God, humans, and creation in Genesis 1-3
The Mosaic Covenant : new guidelines for a new people
Prophets : spokespersons for God and troublers of Israel
Discipleship and the teachings of Jesus
Imitation and the life of Jesus
The ethics of Paul : grace and new creation. Epilogue: Looking back and looking ahead