Christian ethics : four views / edited by Steve Wilkens ; with contributions by Brad J. Kallenberg, Claire Brown Peterson, John Hare, and Peter Heltzel.

Contributor(s):

Wilkens, Steve, 1955- [editor.]

Series: Spectrum multiview booksPublisher: Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780830891573
0830891579

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Christian ethics.DDC classification:

241 23

LOC classification:

BJ1251

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EBSCOhost

Contents:

Virtue ethics / Brad J. Kallenberg -- Natural law / Claire Brown Peterson -- Divine command theory / John Hare -- Prophetic ethics / Peter Goodwin Heltzel.

Summary: 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. Christian Ethics: Four Views 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.

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Virtue ethics / Brad J. Kallenberg -- Natural law / Claire Brown Peterson -- Divine command theory / John Hare -- Prophetic ethics / Peter Goodwin Heltzel.

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. Christian Ethics: Four Views 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.