Christian Ethics
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Christian Ethics

Four Views

  1. 232 pages
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eBook - ePub

Christian Ethics

Four Views

About this book

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.

This Spectrum Multiview volume 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. The four views and their proponents are as follows:

  • Brad J. Kallenberg: Virtue Ethics
  • John Hare: Divine Command Ethics
  • Claire Peterson: Natural Law Ethics
  • Peter Heltzel: Prophetic Ethics

Christian Ethics: Four Views, edited by noted ethicist Steve Wilkens, presents an accessible introduction to the key positions in Christian ethics today.

Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.

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Index


(Page numbers refer to print edition.)
Adams, Robert, 23, 126, 131, 134, 139
agency/agent, moral, 31-33, 35-36, 86, 89, 127, 135-37, 139, 149, 160, 169, 205
al-Ash’ari, 137
Alexander, Michelle, 181, 191-92
Allison, Dale C., Jr., 174
Alston, Onleilove, 168-69, 192
Anabaptism, 26, 120
Anscombe, Elizabeth, 11, 52, 119
Anselm, 135
Aquinas, Thomas, 4, 9, 15-18, 49, 65, 83, 85, 89, 92, 111, 114-15, 122-23, 136, 139, 143, 182-83
Aristotle, 6-7, 9, 11, 14-15, 25, 32-33, 42-43, 46, 55, 58, 66-67, 71-73, 83, 111, 118, 134, 136, 161, 182, 204, 213-14
Arnhart, Larry, 117
Arnold, Matthew, 159-60, 163
asceticism, 43, 45-46, 75
Athanasius, 63-64
Augustine, 8-9, 15, 64, 76, 112-13, 198
Austin, J. L., 131, 148-50
authority, 78, 95, 119, 128-30
divine, 14-15, 17, 21, 24, 128-30, 139, 141, 143, 146-47, 212
intellectual, 11
moral, 1, 78
of Scripture, 74
of state, 18, 22, 102, 128
Bacote, Vincent E., 123
Bantum, Brian, 80, 182
Barber, William, II, 193
Barboza, David, 60
Barmen Declaration, 122
Barndt, Joseph, 181
Barth, Karl, 22, 118, 122, 142-43, 163, 176, 191
Beatitudes, 29, 78, 174-75
Bellah, Robert N., 185
beloved community/city, 122, 124, 184-88
Benko, Jessica, 60
Benson, Bruce Ellis, 79, 184
Berkhof, Hendrikus, 191
Berry, Malinda Elizabeth, 79, 184
Betz, Otto, 78
Bianchi, Luc...

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction to Four Theories of Christian Ethics
  4. Virtue Ethics
  5. A Natural Law Response
  6. A Divine Command Theory Response
  7. A Prophetic Ethics Response
  8. Natural Law
  9. A Virtue Ethics Response
  10. A Divine Command Theory Response
  11. A Prophetic Ethics Response
  12. Divine Command Theory
  13. A Virtue Ethics Response
  14. A Natural Law Response
  15. A Prophetic Ethics Response
  16. Prophetic Ethics
  17. A Virtue Ethics Response
  18. A Natural Law Response
  19. 210
  20. A Divine Command Theory Response
  21. Index
  22. About the Editor
  23. Contributors
  24. More Titles from InterVarsity Press