Religious ethics Books

For thousands of years the Jewish tradition has been a source of moral guidance, for Jews and non-Jews alike. As the essays in this volume show, the theologians and practitioners of Judaism have a long history of wrestling with moral questions,...

The Complete Triumph of Moral Good Over Evil is a book written by John Barnes and originally published in 1870. The book is a treatise on the nature of good and evil, and how the former can ultimately triumph over the latter. Barnes argues that moral...

Christliche Ethik ist ein Buch, das von Gottlieb Christoph Adolf von Harless im Jahr 1899 geschrieben wurde. Es ist ein Werk �����ber christliche Ethik und behandelt die moralischen und ethischen Prinzipien des Christentums. Das Buch ist in f�����nf...

Christian Charity Explained, Or The Influence Of Religion Upon Temper: Stated In An Exposition Of The Thirteenth Chapter Of The First Epistle To The Corinthians (1830) is a religious book written by John Angell James. The book is an exposition of the...

A sophisticated theological anthropology that takes into account evolutionary theories and our relationships to other animals In this book Celia Deane-Drummond charts a new direction for theological anthropology in light of what is now known about the...

Nature around us and indeed, our own human nature are constantly changing. The question before us then is not if there will be change, but rather whether we will be conscious and conscientious about the course of that change. In Changing Human Nature,...

Contributes a black Atlantic perspective to postmodernism, theology, and metaphysics.

Conscience is a philosophical work written by George Winston Reid, first published in 1905. The book delves into the nature and function of conscience, exploring its role in human behavior and decision-making. Reid argues that conscience is a fundamental...

Conformity To The World is a book written by Edward Hoare and first published in 1877. The book deals with the issue of conformity and how it affects the Christian faith. Hoare argues that Christians should not conform to the ways of the world, but...

Common Sense, And The Rights Of Conscience, Vindicated, Against Spiritual Despotism is a book written by Andrew Scott in 1845. The book is a defense of individual freedom of conscience against the tyranny of religious institutions. Scott argues that...

""Christian Perfection And The Law Of Conscience As Elucidated And Enforced By Divines Of The Church Of England: To Which Are Added Eight Sermons, Chiefly Practical"" is a book written by David Davies in 1872. The book discusses the concept of Christian...

Christ and Economics: In the Light of the Sermon on the Mount is a book written by Charles William Stubbs and first published in 1894. The book explores the relationship between Christianity and economics, drawing on the teachings of Jesus Christ in the...

""Christ and Christian Morals: A Fragment"" is a book written by John Christien in 1871. The book presents a collection of Christ's teachings and principles on morality and ethics. It is a philosophical and theological work that explores the role of...

British Moralists V2: Being Selections From Writers Principally Of The Eighteenth Century is a book edited by Lewis Amherst Selby-Bigge and published in 1897. The book is a collection of writings from various British moralists of the 18th century,...

The natural world around us is in crisis. We know it has a dynamic, evolutionary character. How might we understand this world in relationship to God?"Partaking of God" builds on the foundations of the dynamic trinitarian theology of Athanasius...

In The Meal That Reconnects, Dr. Mary McGann, RSCJ, invites readers to a more profound appreciation of the sacredness of eating, the planetary interdependence that food and the sharing of food entails, and the destructiveness of the industrial food...

These essays not only acknowledge and clarify Jeffrey's achievement but also extend it in their attention to literary, philosophical, and religious works of the West.

For as long as humans have pondered philosophical issues, they have contemplated "the good life." Yet most suggestions about how to live a good life rest on assumptions about what the good life actually is. Thomas Carson here confronts that question from...

Why is the Catholic Church against the death penalty? This second edition of Brugger's classic work Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic Moral Tradition traces the doctrinal path the Church has taken over the centuries to its present position as the...

Nicholas Boyle's latest work begins with an observation--from theologian and medievalist Father Marie-Dominique Chenu, O.P.--that the Bible should be seen as a divinely ordained mediation between human culture and divine truth. But how far can we say...

At 6:03 p.m. on Tuesday, the 25th of August 1970, Alexander Marcel Andre Sebastian Barker Bailiff was born to protect the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Governor General of Australia, President of International Commission of Jurists, and...

As ecological degradation continues to threaten permanent and dramatic changes for life on our planet, the question of how we can protect our imperiled Earth has become more pressing than ever before. In this book, Daniel Scheid draws on Catholic social...

La Morale Universelle: Contenant, Les Eloges De La Morale, De L�������Homme (1687) est un livre �����crit par Jacques Parrain Des Coutures. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui explore la morale universelle et qui pr�����sente des �����loges sur la morale et...

""Origin And Nature Of Conscience"" is a book written by Pitt G. Knowlton in 1897 that delves into the philosophical and psychological aspects of conscience. The author explores the various theories of conscience and attempts to provide a comprehensive...

Joh. Frid. Oservaldii, Ecclesiae Neocomensis Pastoris, Ethicae Christianae Compendium (1739) est liber qui continet compendium Ethicae Christianae, scriptum a Johanne Frid. Ostervaldio, qui fuit pastor Ecclesiae Neocomensis. In hoc libro, Ostervaldius...

The recurring economic crises, or near crises,...have slowly impressed the public mind that we have moved into an era signaling the end of affluence. The source as well as the visible symptom of these crises has been shortages of energy, which have made...

This book examines American popular culture to demonstrate that celebrities have superseded religious figures as moral authorities. As trust in religious institutions has waned over recent decades, the once frivolous entertainment fringe has become the...

The SCM Core Text "Theological Ethics" is intended for those studying Christian ethics at upper undergraduate level. The book offers a discussion of Christian moral thought in a variety of key areas. Many discussions of ethics start by considering...

Dr. Watts' Divine and Moral Songs for Children, Improved: and Rendered Suitable for Persons of Every Condition, of Both Sexes, and of All Ages is a collection of religious and moral songs written by Isaac Watts. Originally published in 1715, this edition...

Decapolis Or The Individual Obligation Of Christians To Save Souls From Death: An Essay is a religious work written by David Everard Ford and published in 1841. The book explores the concept of individual responsibility for the salvation of souls,...

Free Discussion Of Religious Topics is a book written by Samuel Hinds in 1868. The book is a collection of essays and discussions on various religious topics. The author presents his views on topics such as the existence of God, the nature of the soul,...

Forms of Sin: Or A Manual of Self-Examination, with Scripture Readings or Meditations and an Introduction on the Nature of Sin is a book written by Edgar Dyke Whitmarsh and published in 1871. The book is a guide for individuals seeking to examine...

Essays In Ethics is a collection of essays written by John Mackinnon Robertson in 1903. The book explores various ethical and moral issues such as the nature of morality, the relationship between morality and religion, and the role of individual...

""Ein Paar Worte Zur Belehrung, Beherzigung Und Besserung An Den Herrn Ex-Professor Fichte (1799)"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Schriftstellers Christian Gottfried Gruner. Das Werk ist eine Sammlung von Briefen, die an den ehemaligen Professor Johann...

This book focuses on the themes of border violence; racial criminalization; competing hermeneutics of the sacred; and State-sponsored modes of desacralizing black and brown-bodied people, all in the context of the US-Mexico borderlands. It provides a...

I don’t sexually abuse Black females is the spiritual affirmation that anchors this entire discussion. It empowers Brothers to prevent and rectify the sexual abuse experienced by Black Sisters—a not infrequent immoral, illegal practice in our...

At present, in European and American civil society a new paradigm of doing not only psychology, sociology and philosophy, but also comparative religiology and theology is emerging: it is called communicative rationality and action. A new communicative...

This multi-academic perspective on contemporary environmental issues reminds us of our oneness with the natural world and what that calls us to as moral creatures. Fashioned as a series of stories based on the model of biblical narrative, these seemingly...

In contrast to many studies of New Testament ethics, which treat the New Testament in general and Paul in particular, this book focuses on the person of Jesus himself. Richard Burridge maintains that imitating Jesus means following both his words --...

Author of such major books as Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life, Allen Verhey has become one of today's most trusted Christian voices in contemporary ethics, including the moral challenges that new medical...

When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted in 1945, French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain observed, "We agree on these rights, providing we are not asked why. With the 'why,' the dispute begins." The world since then has continued...

Ethics and the Clinical Encounter explores the moral dimensions of clinical medicine and the phenomenon of illness, to determine what ethics must be in order to be fully responsive to clinical encounters. Written in a lively and conversational style with...

If our bodies could do more things, would our lives be better? Genome editing is a rapidly developing technology that can modify human genes. It can cure heritable diseases, but we could even make certain genetic "improvements" to healthy people. Should...

Completely revised and updated, this classic introduction to moral theology in the Roman Catholic tradition speak clearly to anyone interested in understanding what it means to live the Christian life. Beginning with a concise definition of the roles of...