Issues Facing Christians Today

by John Stott, Fully Revised and Updated by Roy McCloughry, with a New Chapter by John Wyatt

• ISBN13: 9780310252696
• ISBN10: 0310252695
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Terrorism. Same-sex marriage. Debt cancellation. The AIDS pandemic. Issues Facing Christians Today-helps thinking Christians sift through and respond to a sweeping array of complex and pressing topics. Fully endorsed by John Stott, this fourth edition of his time-tested book has been thoroughly revised and updated by Roy McCloughry. The authors bring important current issues under the lens of biblically informed thinking. Combining a keen global awareness with a gift for penetrating analysis, they examine such concerns as - Pluralism and Christian witness - Cohabitation - Environmentalism and ecological stewardship - War and peace - Abortion and euthanasia ... and much more An entirely new chapter on bio-engineering has been contributed by Professor John Wyatt of London University. Including a study guide, Issues Facing Christians Todayis essential reading for Christians who wish to engage our culture with insight, passion, and faith. It will remain a critical contribution, helping to define Christian social and ethical thinking in the years ahead.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition (1984)	9	(2)
Preface to the Second Edition (1990)	11	(2)
Preface to the Third Edition (1999)	13	(2)
Editor's Preface to the Fourth Edition (2006)	15	(4)
A Note from John Stott	19	(4)
PART ONE CONTEXTUAL ISSUES
1 Our Changing World: Is Christian Involvement Necessary?	23	(26)
2 Our Complex World: Is Christian Thinking Distinctive?	49	(22)
3 Our Plural World: Is Christian Witness Influential?	71	(26)
PART TWO GLOBAL ISSUES
4 War and Peace	97	(38)
5 Caring for Creation	135	(26)
6 Living with Global Poverty	161	(28)
7 Human Rights	189	(28)
PART THREE SOCIAL ISSUES
8 The World of Work	217	(24)
9 Business Relationships	241	(28)
10 Celebrating Ethnic Diversity	269	(26)
11 Simplicity, Generosity and Contentment	295	(30)
PART FOUR PERSONAL ISSUES
12 Women, Men and God	325	(34)
13 Marriage, Cohabitation and Divorce	359	(30)
14 Abortion and Euthanasia	389	(30)
15 The New Biotechnology (by Professor John Wyatt)	419	(24)
16 Same-Sex Relationships	443	(42)
CONCLUSION
17 A Call for Christian Leadership	485	(18)
Study Guide (compiled by Matthew Smith)	503	(14)
Index	517