Basic Christian Ethics

by Ramsey, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780664253240
• ISBN10: 0664253245
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-01-01
• Publisher: Presbyterian Pub Corp

Summary

A comprehensive work in the field of Christian ethics,Basic Christian Ethicsremains, more than fifty years after its original publication, an engaging and important work.The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field.

Table of Contents

General Editors' Introduction
Foreword
Acknowledgments to Publishers
Introduction
The Two Sources of Christian Love	p. 1
The Righteousness of God	p. 2
The Kingdom of God in the Teachings of Jesus	p. 24
In What Way, Then, Are the Teachings of Jesus Valid?	p. 35
Christian Liberty: An Ethic Without Rules	p. 46
Essential Elements of Code Morality, with Illustration from Jewish Ethics at the Time of Jesus	p. 46
Jesus Overcomes the Law	p. 54
What the Christian Does Without a Code: St. Paul's Answer	p. 74
The Meaning of Christian Love	p. 92
Teachings of Jesus Concerning Disinterested Love for Neighbor	p. 92
Is Love for Superior Values Part of the Meaning of Christian Love?	p. 103
Is Love for God Part of the Meaning of Christian Love?	p. 116
Faith's Effectiveness	p. 133
Christian Vocation	p. 153
The Problem of Christocentric Vocation	p. 153
Non-Preferential Love and Duties to Oneself	p. 157
A Preferential Ethics of Protection and the Teachings of Jesus	p. 166
A Christian Ethic of Resistance	p. 171
A Theory of Vocation According to the Christocentric Principles of the Reformation	p. 184
Christian Virtue	p. 191
The Measure and Unity of Virtue	p. 193
The Source of Virtue	p. 209
The Evocation or Elicitation of Virtue: A Revision of Augustine	p. 209
The Infusion of Virtue	p. 213
The Acquirement of Virtue	p. 216
Virtue and Forgiveness, According to the Principles of the Reformation	p. 219
The Immoderate Life	p. 226
The Work of Christian Love	p. 234
The Work of Love in Creating Community	p. 235
The Work of Love in Preserving Community	p. 245
The Work of Love in Valuing Human Personality	p. 246
This Human Nature	p. 249
The Image of God	p. 249
Two Views Concerning the Image of God	p. 250
"After His Kind"	p. 265
Implications of a Relational View of the Image of God	p. 277
Sin	p. 284
Idolatry: The Work of Self-Love	p. 295
The "Origin" of Original Sin	p. 306
Christian Love in Search of a Social Policy	p. 326
The Restraint of Sin	p. 327
Is Christian "Obedient Love" Itself a Social Policy?	p. 337
The Relation Between Christian Love and Social Policies	p. 343
Man and Human Rights: A Full-Length Illustration	p. 351
The Religious Foundation for Community Life	p. 367
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 389
Index of Scripture Passages: Old Testament	p. 395
Index of Scripture Passages: New Testament	p. 396
Index of Authors and Subjects	p. 399
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