Christian Ethics: How Distinctive Features of Christianity Shape Ethics
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 170
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 170
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Even though a Christian ethicist shares moral commitments with other ethical approaches (for example, justice, fairness, health, and so on), Christian ethics has distinctive moral imperatives based upon the unique doctrinal beliefs of Creation, Covenant, Commands, Christ, and the Church. The primary burden of Christina ethics is to be faithful to these beliefs and to sustain and perpetuate the great legacy of Christian that traces its origins back 4000 years ago to Abraham and Sarah. For instance, Christian ethics not only clarifies why the love of our neighbor is an obligation, it explains why we must love the unlovable and even the enemy. It also teaches, for example, that though the Just War principles may have relative value, the real Christian hope for the end of wars lies in the peacemakers and the meek of the earth. Finally, ultimate aim of Christian ethics is to equip the people of God to believe and act in ways that witness of and enact in their lives the redemptive power of the triune God to transform the world into its created purpose of righteousness and peace.
Preface
Introduction
The Possibility of Christian Ethics
A Brief Autobiography
The Faulty Assumption of Liberalism and Conservatism
The Distinction between Morality and Ethics
Moral Ideals
The Legitimacy of Christian Ethics
Chapter One
Being Christian in Ethics
What is Unique to a Particular Ethical Approach?
What is Unique to Christian Ethics?
A Method for Doing Christian Ethics
Revelation
The Existential Crisis
Christian Virtues
Moral Concern and Action
Summary of the Method
Chapter Two
Christian Faith and Society
Revelation
The Existential Crisis
The Christian Virtue of Forgiving
The Forgiving Community
Chapter Three
Christian Hope and the Morality of War
Revelation
The Existential Crisis
The Christian Virtue of Hope
Christian Hope and the Morality of War
Chapter Four
Christian Love and the Morality of Capital Punishment
Revelation
The Existential Crisis
The Christian Virtue of Love
Christian Love and Capital Punishment
Love of Neighbor and Morality of the “ism’s”
Chapter Five
Christian Mercy and the Broken Heart
Revelation
The Existential Crisis
The Christian Virtue of Mercy
Christian Mercy and the Broken Heart
Chapter Six
Christian Gratitude and Obedience and the Morality of Marriage in a Consumerist Society
Revelation
The Existential Crisis
Cartesian Dualism
Epicurean Naturalism
The Conflict
The Christian Virtues of Gratitude and Obedience
The Morality of Marriage in a Consumerist Society
Chapter Seven
Christian Gratitude and Obedience Continued: Respect for the Environment
Nature as a Commodity
Nature as a Covenant
The Economy of Creation
The Honor Owed Animals
Chapter Eight
Christian Gratitude and Obedience Continued: A Theology of Health and the Morality of Euthanasia
Introduction
A Theology of Health
The Distinction between Intrinsic and Inherent Values--Human Life Has Inherent Value
The Distinction between Accidents and Chance--Particular Life is Chance But Not an Accident
Gratitude for Life
The Deadly Sins of Gluttony and Sloth
Health as A Way to Show Care
Caring for Our Deaths
The Morality of Euthanasia
When Death is Good and When It is Tragic
Four Kinds of Euthanasia
The Necessary Difference between Active and Passive Euthanasia
Double Effect Euthanasia
The Problem with Epicurean Naturalism
Maximizing Care Versus Minimum Care and Carelessness
The Ultimate Value of Life
Chapter Nine
Conclusion: Why Be a Christian Ethicists?
The Christian Ethicist as a Transformational Leader
The Christian Ethicist as The Knight of Faith
Glossary