Christian Ethics

by Stivers, Robert L.; Gudorf, Christine E.; Evans, Alice Frazer; Evans, Robert A.

• ISBN13: 9780883449738
• ISBN10: 0883449730
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-10-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

The case method approach, effective in disciplines from business to law, forms the backbone of this classroom-proven work. Designed specifically for undergraduate courses this latest revision includes six topical new cases on issues such as gene therapy, national security, and the death penalty. The remaining cases have all been updated to keep the book contemporary with "real life" issues, for productive discussion and fruitful learning. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Robert L. Stivers is professor emeritus of ethics at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington Christine E. Gudorf is professor in religious studies at Florida International University, Miami, Florida Alice Frazer Evans is director of writing/research at Plowshares Institute, Simsbury, Connecticut Robert A. Evans is executive director, Plowshares Institute

Table of Contents

Introduction: Christian Ethics and the Case Method	p. 1
Family
Case: Rigor and Responsibility	p. 17
Commentary	p. 21
Case: What God Has Joined	p. 31
Commentary	p. 37
Violence/Nonviolence
Case: A Life for a Life?	p. 49
Commentary	p. 54
Case: Vietnam and Iraq	p. 63
Commentary	p. 69
Justice
Case: The Cost of Security	p. 87
Commentary	p. 93
Case: The Agenda: Preference for the Poorest?	p. 100
Commentary	p. 107
The Environment
Case: Oil and the Caribou People	p. 119
Commentary	p. 126
Case: Using Gene Therapy?	p. 140
Commentary	p. 146
Business
Case: Big Business and the Boys' Club	p. 157
Commentary	p. 164
Case: Klamath Conflicts: Limited Water Resources	p. 175
Commentary	p. 184
Health
Case: Baby Boy Hernandez	p. 201
Commentary	p. 206
Case: A Family Decision about AIDS	p. 213
Commentary	p. 217
Part VII
Case: Getting Away from It All	p. 235
Commentary	p. 239
Case: More Light	p. 252
Commentary	p. 256
Life And Death
Case: A Matter of Life or Death	p. 269
Commentary	p. 272
Case: A Good Death for Gleason?	p. 285
Commentary	p. 289
Appendix: Teaching Ethics by the Case Method	p. 299
List of Authors and Contributors	p. 309
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