The Moral Bond of Community

by Brady, Bernard V.

• ISBN13: 9780878406913
• ISBN10: 0878406913
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr

Summary

"A comprehensive introduction to Christian ethics...It moves step by step from Biblical faith to the hard questions about contemporary life."-Robin W. Lovin, Dean, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.

Table of Contents

Preface
You Don't Have Anything If You Don't Have Stories	p. 1
Narrative: The Beginning of Moral Discourse	p. 1
The Bible and Contemporary Morality	p. 11
Humans Created in the Image of God	p. 17
The Exodus	p. 24
God Has Told You What Is Good	p. 29
The Eighth Century Prophets	p. 29
The Prophetic Form of Moral Discourse	p. 41
The Kingdom of God Is at Hand	p. 53
Justice Particular and Universal	p. 53
Compassion and Kingdom	p. 58
The Bible and Ethical Theory	p. 71
Jesus, Community, and the World	p. 71
Morality and Ethics	p. 75
Types of Ethical Theory	p. 80
How Does the Bible Fit Here	p. 87
A Conceptualization of Justice	p. 90
Unjust Treatment	p. 91
Categories of Justice	p. 91
Interpersonal Justice	p. 95
Thinking about Justice	p. 101
Commutative Justice	p. 108
Distributive Justice and Common Goods	p. 113
Communal Justice	p. 117
Social Justice	p. 120
Expanding the Spheres	p. 122
Working for Justice	p. 124
Moral Choice	p. 124
Policy Discourse	p. 126
Morality and Policy	p. 129
The Moral Implications of Policy	p. 140
Do Justice	p. 142
Notes	p. 155
Index	p. 169
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