Where Do You Stand? : Eight Moral Issues Confronting Today's Christians

by Higgins, Gregory

• ISBN13: 9780809136087
• ISBN10: 0809136082
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-11-01
• Publisher: Paulist Pr

Summary

This book offers a way of reflecting on eight "life" issues, ranging from sex to capital punishment. It doesn't give answers. It does ask questions. Each issue is explored by a process that offers mature arguments from proponents of different views, yet that leads the reader to make a personal commitment to one course or another. The process consists of concrete situations that put the moral issue in the real-life perspective; a detailed examination of the underlying questions, with arguments supporting each side; discussion questions for group interaction or personal reflection; and suggested readings, resources for those who wish to pursue the questions in more depth.

Author Biography

Gregory C. Higgins is chair of the department of religious studies at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, NJ.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Where Do You Stand On Moral Reasoning?	p. 5
Where Do You Stand On Reproductive Technology?	p. 20
Where Do You Stand On Abortion?	p. 32
Where Do You Stand On Sexual Ethics?	p. 48
Where Do You Stand on Social Justice?	p. 61
Where Do You Stand On Euthanasia?	p. 75
Where Do You Stand On War?	p. 87
Where Do You Stand On Capital Punishment?	p. 100
Notes	p. 113
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