Christian Ethics: A Brief History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405115186)

This enlightening book steers readers through the challenges and moral issues, providing a clear and decisive history of the main figures and texts in Christian ethics.

• A short and lively history of Christian ethics, exploring how Christianity has always had to grapple with complex moral problems - from questions about the status of early Christians who renounced their religion under Roman torture, through to current debates about euthanasia
  
• Engages with the main texts and figures in Christian ethics, including Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Luther and Barth
  
• Considers questions such as human will, the proper form of Christian life, natural law, and whether human nature is at odds with Christian ethics
  
• Concludes with a thought-provoking chapter considering the role that Christian ethics can play in contemporary moral debates and ethical dilemmas

Author: Michael Banner
ISBN-10: 1405115181
ISBN-13: 9781405115186
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2009
Pages: 162
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.00w x 0.47d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2009