Christian Ethics : An Essential Guide

by Lovin, Robin W.

• ISBN13: 9780687054626
• ISBN10: 0687054621
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Ingram Book Co

Summary

In this excellent outline of Christian ethics, Robin W. Lovin achieves a balance between the questions and issues which form the core of the study of ethics and the life situations from which those questions arise.Eschewing a sectarian approach which dismisses other understandings of the moral life, Lovin nonetheless lays claim to a specifically Christian understanding of ethics. He begins with basic Christian convictions about the reality of God and human redemption and weaves these convictions into the fabric of moral concerns that are widely shared in contemporary society. He takes note of the problems that arise when Christians try to act on or enforce their convictions in a pluralistic society and recognizes the variety of theological and moral beliefs that are held within the Christian community, as well as in the wider society.

Author Biography

Robin W. Lovin is Dean of Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(2)
Choices	9	(12)
Goals	21	(20)
Rules	41	(20)
Virtues	61	(20)
Church	81	(20)
Society	101	(20)
Conclusion: Faith and Ethics	121	(6)
Notes	127	(6)
Index	133