Choosing the Good : Christian Ethics in a Complex World
by Hollinger, Dennis P.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-09-01
Publisher(s): Baker Academic
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Summary
Arguing that Christian ethics is found in our world view, Hollinger discusses the foundations and methods in ethics and analyzes the application of Christian moral commitments to our secular culture.
Author Biography
Dennis P. Hollinger (Ph.D., Drew University) is president and professor of Christian ethics at the Evangelical School of Theology in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. He is the coeditor of the Critical Issues in Bioethics series.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 7 |
| Introduction: The Moral Life and Christian Ethics | p. 9 |
| The Foundations of Christian Ethics | |
| Consequences versus Principles | p. 27 |
| Character or Virtue Ethics | p. 45 |
| A Christian Worldview Foundation for Ethics | p. 61 |
| The Contexts of Christian Ethics | |
| Modernity and the Moral Life | p. 89 |
| Postmodernity and the Moral Life | p. 106 |
| Making Ethical Decisions | |
| Three Motifs for Making Ethical Decisions | p. 127 |
| The Bible in Ethical Decisions | p. 149 |
| Empirical Judgments in Ethical Decisions | p. 174 |
| Applying Christian Ethics in Culture and Society | |
| Christ and Culture | p. 189 |
| Pursuing Justice | p. 216 |
| Pluralism and Christian Ethics | p. 238 |
| Models of Christian Influence | p. 256 |
| Notes | p. 273 |
| Index | p. 290 |
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