Religious ethics Books

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Theologie - Sonstiges, Note: 1,1, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Seminar für philosophische Grundfragen der Theologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Freiheit und christliche Moral, eine...

Flourishing on the Edge of Faith is a passionate meditation on the profound significance of Jesus's prayer. With years of study, teaching, and peacemaking around the world, Dr. Andrew DeCort uncovers Jesus's radical vision for human flourishing in the...

May beggars be excluded from public spaces? May vagabonds be denied access to foreign cities? Should assistance to the poor rely on private charity rather than public welfare institutions? These and similar questions are at the heart of Deliberation...

Almost without noticing it happen, we have found ourselves shopping, communicating, playing and even worshipping online. The most profound effect of technology has been the transformation of culture. For Christians, the most important question is not...

Dr Amos Winarto Oei brings fresh clarity and understanding of the antitheses of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. Providing a thorough evaluation of key historical and contemporary interpretations of Matthew 5:21–48 from notable theologians, Oei...

The American church is in crisis. The crisis is not caused by the politics of Trumpism, though that is the occasion for it. The crisis is evoked by the great challenge which every generation faces: to follow Jesus Christ in the way of discipleship. The...

In his memoir, What Are You Doing About It?, ethicist and activist David W. Gill takes readers on an exciting inside tour of the academic, cultural, religious, and political landscape in which he has lived and worked for the past several decades. From...

Can today's Christians reconcile a belief in self-actualization with the extreme ethical demands of the New Testament? The author argues that they can, although not easily, and that the felt uneasiness between two concerns--self-fulfillment and...

A new movement in American Christianity calls itself ""Matthew 25 Christians."" It follows a long train of new religious movements founded in a rediscovered biblical text that migrates to a new context and sets the church on a new course. Good news to...

This book explores the political-theological implications of sacramental desire in Fyodor Dostoevsky`s The Brothers Karamazov with Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra in critical dialogue with Henri de Lubac. Suderman demonstrates how the work...

This insightful book exposes the lies, coercion, and fear tactics used by Christian churches to get people to tithe. To say that the curse of the tithing law even exists today is a lie. This teaching conflicts with the truth stated in Galatians 3:13. The...

Classical Ethics is a thorough and well-balanced compendium of Western and non-Western ethical systems in a multicultural historical framework.Zeuschner focuses on the key concepts and presumptions of 13 major philosophers from around the world. He...

Rather than embracing the conflict around gay relationships as an opportunity for the church to talk honestly about human sexuality, Christians continue to hurt one another with the same tired arguments that divide us along predictable political battle...

Healing the Racial Divide retrieves the insights of Dr. Arthur Falls (1901-2000) for composing a renewed theology of Catholic racial justice. Falls was a black Catholic medical doctor who dedicated his life to healing rifts created by white supremacy and...

What is the relationship between faith, especially Christian faith, and a lifestyle that respects animals as our neighbors and kin? Why should faith entail a commitment to vegetarianism? Are animals meant to be heirs of the kingdom of God as well as...

In Ethics and the Autonomy of Philosophy, Bernard Walker sets out with two objectives. First, Walker argues that ethics is autonomous as a discipline. Oftentimes ethics books, from a Christian perspective, lean toward grounding ethics in theology or in...

A Childlike Dream is a collection of new parables based on biblical principles and relevant for people of all ages.  The book is about a cricket who tries to help a grouchy grasshopper but loses himself in the process. 

We can make Jesus look very small if we are not careful. Your Jesus Is Too Small explores how a trivialized Jesus contributes to a collapsed Christian moral character. The 2016 election exposed the truth that for many Christians character does not count,...

Laura never imagined she would talk to spirits--and didn't want to for many years. When she sensed spirits she sent them away. That all changed in 2007 when a spirit came into a client's therapy session and ended up helping the client...

This classic work of theology explores the relationship between Christianity and politics. With its focus on the idea of a 'Christian commonwealth,' this book argues that the principles of Christianity should guide the operations of the state. From...

This book explores the topic of death and how to prepare for it.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States...

Dieses Buch bietet eine eingehende Analyse der Ethik des Schweizer Reformators Huldreich Zwingli. Der Autor, Paul von Kügelgen, bietet einen kritischen Blick auf die Überzeugungen und Überlegungen von Zwingli und zeigt, wie sie die moderne Ethik...

This book is a guide to attaining true happiness and salvation by following the teachings of the ancient philosophers and early Christian fathers. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to live a virtuous life and prepare oneself for the afterlife...

In the face of continuing animosity between religions, this compilation of the common ethical and spiritual beliefs of eight of the world's major religions emphasizes the universality of our values. Excerpts from the sacred texts of Christianity, Islam,...

Charges of forgery, heresy, legalism, and immorality turn on the question of whether Martin Luther taught a third use of the Law for the Christian life. For the past sixty years, well-meaning scholars believed they settled the question-with dire...

The words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount have moved and challenged men and women since he first spoke them. Here hey are explained, simply and clearly, showing how Jesus mixed honesty with compassion and helped people to inject good into life. This...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Theories of generosity, or gift giving, are becoming increasingly important in recent work in philosophy and religion. Stephen Webb seeks to build on this renewed interest by surveying a distinctively modern and postmodern approach to the issue of...

This book is a study in discipleship. The Ten Commandments and The Sermon on the Mount are explored and explained to show the true love that our Creator and our Savior have for us. With a section on apologetics to deepen our understanding of the truth...

Lebensführungspflichten sind regelmäßig Gegenstand rechtstheoretischer Diskussionen und Untersuchungen, spielen aber vor allem auch in der kirchen- und arbeitsrechtlichen Praxis eine bedeutende Rolle. Die besondere Problematik dieses Themas liegt darin,...

Kevin Carey's thorough exegesis questions the purpose of the modern church and argues that the Church has betrayed its core message by becoming myopic in its obsession with doctrinal minutiae.