Doing Right and Being Good : Catholic and Protestant Readings in Christian Ethics

by Gathje, Peter R.

• ISBN13: 9780814651797
• ISBN10: 0814651798
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-30
• Publisher: Michael Glazier

Summary

Chapters are: "The Moral Person," "Sources of Christian Ethics," "Interpretations of Love and Justice," "Marriage, Family, and Sexuality," "Political Life and the Problem of Violence," "Stewardship: Work, Property, and the Environment," "Christian Love at the Margins of life."

Author Biography

Peter R. Gathje teaches religion at Christian Brothers University in Memphis. David Oki Ahearn teaches religion and philosophy at LaGrange College in Georgia, where he serves as chair of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Chapter One: The Moral Person
Introduction	1	(3)
Readings
1. Biblical Foundations	4	(1)
2. Thomas Aquinas, Selections from the Summa Theologiae	5	(6)
3. Martin Luther, Concerning Christian Liberty	11	(7)
4. Peter R. Gathje, "A Christian Vision of Life"	18	(7)
5. Stanley Hauerwas, "Peacemaking: the Virtue of the Church"	25	(8)
Chapter Two: Sources of Christian Ethics
Introduction	33	(6)
Readings
1. Biblical Foundations	39	(1)
2. Walter Brueggemann, "Biblical Authority"	39	(8)
3. Thomas Aquinas, Selections from the Summa Theologiae	47	(7)
4. Lord John Habgood, "Science and Ethics"	54	(4)
5. Rosemary Radford Ruether, "Women's Experience and Historical Tradition"	58	(6)
Chapter Three: Interpretations of Love and Justice
Introduction	64	(6)
Readings
1. Biblical Foundations	70	(1)
2. Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine	71	(7)
3. Christine E. Gudorf, "Parenting, Mutual Love, and Sacrifice"	78	(8)
4. Lewis B. Smedes, "How Do Love and Justice Work Together?"	86	(3)
5. Douglas Sturm, "On Meanings of Justice"	89	(12)
Chapter Four: Marriage, Family, and Sexuality
Introduction	101	(9)
Readings
1. Biblical Foundations	110	(1)
2. Augustine of Hippo, The Good of Marriage	111	(7)
3. Pope John Paul II, "Apostolic Exhortation on the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World"	118	(9)
4. Sally B. Purvis, "A Common Love: Christian Feminist Ethics and the Family"	127	(11)
5. Luke Timothy Johnson, "Disputed Questions: Debate and Discernment, Scripture and the Spirit"	138	(5)
6. Karen Lebacqz, "Appropriate Vulnerability: A Sexual Ethic for Singles?"	143	(7)
Chapter Five: Political Life and the Problem of Violence
Introduction	150	(5)
Readings
1. Biblical Foundations	155	(2)
2. David Oki Ahearn and Peter Gathje, "A Typology of Christian Responses to War and Violence: Pacifism, Just War, and the Crusade"	157	(5)
3. Tertullian, Apology	162	(4)
4. Augustine of Hippo, The City of God; Letter to Marcellinus	166	(7)
5. Bernard of Clairvaux, In Praise of the New Knighthood	173	(3)
6. Paul Ramsey, "Justice in War"	176	(6)
7. Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"	182	(13)
Chapter Six: Stewardship: Work, Property, and the Environment
Introduction	195	(7)
Readings
1. Biblical Foundations	202	(1)
2. Thomas Aquinas, Selections from the Summa Theologiae	203	(3)
3. John Wesley, "The Use of Money"	206	(7)
4. U.S. Catholic Bishops, Economic Justice for All: Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy	213	(10)
5. Gustavo Gutierrez, "The Biblical Meaning of Poverty"	223	(9)
6. Rosemary Radford Ruether, "Ecofeminism and Healing Ourselves, Healing the Earth"	232	(9)
Chapter Seven: Christian Love at the Margins of Life
Introduction	241	(6)
Readings
1. Biblical Foundations	247	(1)
2. David Gushee, "The Consistent Ethic of Life"	248	(8)
3. Beverly Wildung Harrison, "A Theology of Pro-Choice: A Feminist Perspective on Abortion"	256	(7)
4. Sidney Callahan, "Abortion and the Sexual Agenda"	263	(11)
5. Gilbert Meilaender, "Euthanasia and Christian Vision"	274	(11)
Scripture Index	285	(1)
Index of Persons and Subjects	286