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Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction [#238]
Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction [#238]
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  • Provides both a short history of Christian ethics and looks at its basic sources as they arise from Judaism, Greco-Roman ethics, and Christianity
  • Brings together the history and contemporary discussions in an accessible way
  • Discusses failures in the Christian tradition such as crusades, slavery, inquistions, and the Gaileo affair; putting them into a historical perspective and highlighting the challenges they raise for Christian ethics
  • Considers Christian ethics in the modern era - what does it mean today?

 
This Very Short Introduction to Christian ethics introduces the topic by examining its sources and historical basis. D. Stephen Long presents a discussion of the relationship between Christian ethics, modern, and postmodern ethics, and explores practical issues including sex, money, and power. Long recognises the inherent difficulties in bringing together 'Christian' and 'ethics' but argues that this is an important task for both the Christian faith and for ethics. 

Arguing that Christian ethics are not a precise science, but the cultivation of practical wisdom from a range of sources, Long also discusses some of the failures of the Christian tradition, including the crusades, the conquest, slavery, inquistions, and the Galileo affair. Placing them in the context of the theory and practice of ethics and their historical persepctive, he notes the challenges they raise for Christian ethics. 

He concludes with a discussion of their implications in the modern era, considering how this affects our lives in the present age.
 
 
REVIEWS:
"serves to bring to the fore some characteristically Catholic emphases often neglected by Protestants. It could serve as a very useful 'very short introduction to Catholic ethics' for those who have been exposed only to the Protestant tradition." - Jonathan Chaplin, Churchman

Index: 

Introduction
1: Sources
2: History
3: Christian ethics in and beyond modernity
4: Sex, money, and power: some questions for christian ethics

About the author: 

D. Stephen Long is Professor of Systematic Theology at Marquette University. Previously he worked at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, St. Joseph's University and Duke Divinity School. He is an ordained United Methodist and served churches in Honduras and North Carolina. He has published eight books and numerous essays in Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics.

In this Very Short Introduction D. Stephen Long examines the sources, history and contemporary theorists involved in the study of Christian ethics. Using examples of specific practical matters such as sex, money, and power, Long argues that Christian ethics are the cultivation of practical wisdom that comes from many diverse sources.
 
Christian Ethics

Product details

ISBN : 9780199568864

Author: 
D. Stephen Long
Pages
152 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Jul 2010
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction [#238]

Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction [#238]

Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction [#238]