Religious ethics Books

Should society care about Christian morality? Are Christians out of touch with complex moral decision-making? Christian Morality: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Thinking about Contemporary Moral Issues provides readers with a framework for...

""Bless me Father, for I have sinned,"" says the penitent to open the dialogue in Catholic confessionals across the globe and throughout the ages. Along with the priest's words, ""For your penance . . ."" this encounter is an icon of Catholic life. But...

2016 will go down in history as a watershed political year and evangelicals--the largest identifiable voting bloc--were central to the many shocking attitudes and behaviors observed. D.A. Wonneberg, Ph.D. provides needed insight into how evangelicals...

""Dell'Uso Moderato dell'Opinione Probabile"" ����� un saggio scritto da Alfonso Maria De Liguori nel 1851. In questo libro, l'autore esplora il concetto di ""opinione probabile"" e la sua applicazione nella vita quotidiana. L'opinione probabile �����...

De Vrije Wil: Kritisch Onderzoek (1859) is een boek geschreven door Johannes Henricus Scholten. Het boek gaat over het concept van vrije wil en onderzoekt de vraag of mensen echt vrij zijn om hun eigen keuzes te maken. Scholten analyseert verschillende...

De Verhouding Der Ethiek Tot De Dogmatiek En De Practijk Der Godzaligheid is een boek geschreven door Phillipus Jacobus Hoedemaker en gepubliceerd in 1881. Het boek gaat over de relatie tussen ethiek, dogmatiek en praktijk van godzaligheid. Hoedemaker...

De Vel Imperativo Qvatenvs Ab Avt Particvla Differat est liber scriptus a Guilelmo Kohlmann anno MDCCCXCVIII editus. In hoc libro, auctor disserit de differentia inter adverbium ""vel"" et particulam ""aut"" in usu imperativi. Kohlmann argumentat quod...

When tragedy strikes a community, it is often unexpected with long-lasting effects on the people left in its wake. Too often, there aren't adequate systems in place to aid those affected in processing what has happened. This study uniquely combines...

The Asian continent which is composed of tiger and emerging economies, is both a big producer and consumer of computer mediated communication. Research on cyberspace in the Asian context, however, began only after the 1990's when the digital revolution...

Intersex bodies, not easily classifiable as male or female, challenge the binary sex system operative in Western societies. They have often been pathologized, problematized, or altered via surgical intervention to make them less exceptional. Such bodies...

Dieses Buch bietet eine eingehende Untersuchung der Lehre vom Tyrannenmord in der christlichen Theologie. Der Autor untersucht die verschiedenen christlichen Denker, die sich mit dieser Lehre beschäftigt haben, und analysiert ihre Argumente und...

This thought-provoking report offers a detailed examination of the relationship between Christianity and industrial problems. Drawing on extensive research and case studies, the Archbishops' fifth committee of inquiry provides valuable insights into the...

First published in 1904, this book remains a classic text on Christian ethics. Slater provides a detailed analysis of various moral dilemmas faced by Christians, including issues related to marriage, business, politics, and social justice. His thoughtful...

In this book, Alexander M'Leod examines the causes and consequences of the present war through a biblical lens. He argues that the conflict is a result of man's sinful nature and departure from God's laws. M'Leod offers a unique perspective on the war...

"A Charge to Preach" is a continuation of Dr. Odom's "The Minister's Handbook". Readers will find that this book contains a wealth of invaluable information for those who profess the calling to preach on their lives. It lends itself as a...

How has it come to pass that our generation views gender and sexuality as open to endless permutations of change? How have obscure academic books by Queer writers influenced popular culture? What sort of freedom are Queer writers really pursuing? How can...

Fr. James Tab Charoa is the Dean of Studies of Theologicum at St. Paul's Major Seminary both Philosophicum and Theologicum Juba-South Sudan. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Khartoum in 2003. He has pastoral experience in the Archdiocese...

It's the case for Christianity, but with a personal flavour. Author John West reflects back over the years of his life: through high school, as a school teacher, and then an Anglican minister, to see what still convinces him that faith in God actually...

Here, some of the most influential thinkers in theological and philosophical ethics develop new directions for research in contemporary moral thought. Taking as their starting point Ricoeur's recent work on moral anthropology, the contributors set a...

The relationship between musical activity and ethical significance occupies long traditions of thought and reflection both within Christianity and beyond. From concerns regarding music and the passions in early Christian writings through to moral panics...

The moral dangers of the too common and too fashionable amusements of dancing are pointed out, with as much force as clearness and learning, in this small but valuable book. The author extracts proofs from the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Fathers, Holy...

If we needed good theology to lead us from apartheid to democracy, we now already know that we need even better theology to strengthen and sustain our democracy through a vigilant civil society in which the university and vibrant scholarship are crucial...

What does the Bible say about money? This volume presents the researches of 18 international biblical scholars at Ansgarskolen´s Norwegian Summer Academy for Biblical Studies. Papers include:·     The Prophets on Trade: Did They...

The Reverend Canon Naim Ateek, a Palestinian and an Episcopal priest, writes of the Palestinians' dispossession of their land during his lifetime leading Canon Ateek to embrace a groundbreaking theology of liberation for his people. Told in his own...

Are you a seminarian/scholar who wants to go further from your school's Barthian tradition? The purpose of this book is to connect cutting-edge post-Barthian trinitarian theological movements all around the world: postliberal theology (Yale school) in...

Becoming Good: Building Moral Character (2000) is a study of character--the kind of people we are, our habits, dispositions, inclinations, virtues, and vices. Without good character we do not have the strength or wisdom to fight off temptation and do the...

What we fear most has ironically come upon us as Western individualists. We are being controlled by the invisible forces of culture and they have come between God and us. Silent but in the background of all we do and think, its influence cannot be...

Gundamentalism and Where It Is Taking America is the work of James Atwood, a retired Presbyterian pastor and an avid deer hunter for half a century who has also been in the forefront of the faith community's fight for two constitutional rights: the right...

Our Gay Son is a moving account of the struggle of a Christian father to uncover the truth about homosexuality following the discovery that his younger son was gay. This son, along with all other gay people, was accused and condemned in the courts of...

Author and Podcast Host Charles Moscowitz presents evidence that God exists with the contention that there is no contradiction between belief in God and science. Moscowitz sketches a history of belief in God in western Judeo-Christian culture...

In this seminal work of Christian ethics, Knight lays out a framework for understanding the moral teachings of Jesus. Drawing on a wide range of biblical and philosophical sources, he argues that Christian ethics is not a legalistic code of conduct, but...

This book is a Swedish language guide to the Ten Commandments, written by Gustaf Edvard Klemming. The book uses stories, legends, and examples to help illustrate the meaning and significance of each commandment, and to provide guidance on how to apply...

In this thought-provoking book, Coquerel explores the relationship between conscience and faith. Drawing on his vast knowledge of philosophy, theology, and spirituality, he probes the deepest questions of human existence and offers insights that are both...

En este controvertido ensayo, Paul Benoit expone su visión sobre el futuro de la humanidad y su relación con la religión y el Estado. En sus páginas, el autor denuncia los peligros de una sociedad que ha abandonado la fe cristiana y hace un llamado a la...