Religious ethics Books

What kind of "faith" would you say that you have? Is it blind? Is it mindless? Is it non-existent? Or, is it full of and supported by "substance"? In this book, Drew Leonard sets out to tackle the biggest questions that should surround any individual's...

The Social Influence of Christianity: With Special Reference to Contemporary Problems is a book written by David Jayne Hill in 1888. The book explores the impact of Christianity on society and its ability to address contemporary issues. Hill discusses...

Le livre ""Le Socialisme Chr�����tien"" de Henri Joly, publi����� en 1892, explore l'id�����e d'un socialisme bas����� sur les principes chr�����tiens. L'auteur examine comment les enseignements de J�����sus-Christ peuvent ������tre appliqu�����s ������...

Die Lehre von dem Gewissen ist ein Buch von Rudolf Hofmann, das 1866 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein Werk der Theologie und behandelt das Thema des Gewissens aus einer christlichen Perspektive. Hofmann untersucht die Natur des Gewissens, seine...

Dit boek, getiteld ""De Leer Van Het Werkdadig Berouw In Het Hedendaagsche Strafregt"", werd geschreven door Cornelis Peter David Pape en werd voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1870. Het boek onderzoekt de theorie van het werkzame berouw in het moderne...

The Christian And Stoical Ideas Of Duty Compared: Denyer Theological Prize Essay For 1861 (1861) is a book written by Charles John Abbey. The book is a comparative analysis of the concepts of duty in Christianity and Stoicism. The author explores the...

""Words and Principles"" is a book written by John Burnett Pratt and published in 1847. The book is a collection of essays and lectures on various topics related to language and communication. The author explores the fundamental principles of language,...

""What Is Japanese Morality?"" is a book written by James Augustin Brown Scherer in 1906. The book explores the concept of morality in Japan, examining the cultural and historical factors that have shaped the country's ethical values. Scherer delves into...

Sermons, Addresses and Exhortations is a collection of religious speeches and sermons delivered by Jedediah Burchard in 1836. Burchard was a prominent American Presbyterian minister and evangelist who played a key role in the Second Great Awakening, a...

Sermons Upon Several Practical Subjects is a book written by Edward Littleton and was first published in 1749. The book contains a collection of sermons that cover a range of practical subjects such as repentance, forgiveness, faith, and salvation...

Sanctification is a religious book written by Edward Hoare in 1878. The book delves into the topic of sanctification, which is the process of becoming holy or purified in the eyes of God. Hoare explores the different aspects of sanctification, including...

Le livre intitul����� ""Pens�����es sur diff�����rents sujets de morale et de pi�����t�����, tir�����es des ouvrages"" de Jean Baptiste Massillon, publi����� en 1768, est un recueil de r�����flexions sur des th�����mes tels que la vertu, la religion et...

Morale chr�����tienne abr�����g�����e et r�����duite ������ trois principaux devoirs (1695) est un livre �����crit par Jean La Placette. Ce livre traite de la morale chr�����tienne et de ses trois principaux devoirs : l'amour de Dieu, l'amour du prochain...

""Lecture On The Theory Of Moral Obligation"" is a book written by William Mills, which was originally delivered as a lecture before the University of Oxford in Lent Term, 1830. The book is a part of a series of lectures that the author delivered during...

The doing of good deeds is important. As a free person, you can choose to live your life as a good person or as a bad person. To be a good person, do good deeds. To be a bad person, do bad deeds. If you do good deeds, you will become good. If you do bad...

Inhalt: Ueli Friederich: Rechtliche und praktische Fragen zum Zusammen-schluss von Kirchgemeinden - Thomas Plaz-Lutz: Ouvrir et prendre en garde: Aspekte einer Topographie von Freiräumen. Grundsätzliche Bemerkungen zu Kirchgemeindezusammenschlüssen -...

Inhalt: Wolfgang Lienemann: Theologische Grundlagen und Entwicklungen des heutigen Kirchenrechts in evangelischer Sicht - Christian R. Tappenbeck: Die Weiterentwicklung des bernischen Verhältnisses Kirche - Staat nach dem Entwurf des...

The Great Human Dignity Heist is a collection of prickly, sceptical comments on euthanasia, abortion, IVF, stem-cell research, torture, and other 21st Century bioethical quandaries. After reading this sparkling anthology you’ll never again...

Orthodoxy is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christianity. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he...

A devout Catholic politician assassinated by a capricious dictator. A Cardinal standing up for his people in the face of political repression. A priest leading his nation's constitutional revision. The ""Mother Teresa of Uganda"" transforming the lives...

To Will & To Do presents one of the most significant theological contributions of the dynamic twentieth-century thinker Jacques Ellul. Benefiting from recent scholarship on Ellul and a discovery of a lost manuscript, this new edition renders the full...

In August 1996 Tamara Puffer was a young, newly married violinist-turned-pastor serving a large suburban church. Her growing work with people living on Atlanta's streets was beginning to reshape her theology and her calling, but a serious car accident...

New Creation introduces readers to the thrilling, biblically-based vision of a whole world created by and to be redeemed by God. Written at an eminently accessible level, it shows how endings (or eschatologies) animate our lives. It rehearses the...

Franz and Frederick Foltz examine how modern technology creates an environment that significantly affects Christianity by reducing the mysteries of faith to manageable techniques. The body of their work analyzes the effects of technology on the...

Are Brian McLaren, Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, and Rob Bell ""yesterday's news,"" as many evangelicals seem to think? Truth and the New Kind of Christian (2005) tried to provide a balanced assessment of McLaren's and Jones's views. But, they seem to be...

Forgiveness marks one of the most important issues of our time. If the enormous number of books and articles are a measure, then forgiveness--our forgiveness of others and forgiveness for ourselves--appeals to our deepest concern. It's a challenge to...

Does the Messiah have to die to pay for his people's sins? Is the cross of Jesus an atoning sacrifice? In recent decades a burgeoning number of theologians have answered the aforementioned questions in the negative. In fact some, like Rene Girard, have...

Professor Brian V. Johnstone, CSsR, has been quietly and unobtrusively contributing to the intellectual life of Catholicism, especially in the field of moral theology, for nearly four decades. Having published numerous theological articles on many...

Is ""political reconciliation"" a new tool for peace-building and justice--in peace processes and other complex social reconstruction efforts-after dictatorship or civil wars? Or is it just another term for established practices like negotiation,...

The radical interdependency of justice, compassion, and solidarity of community working for the common good are ideals celebrated in the religious Ways of humanity. Human beings at all times and in all places have known what is good, but for reasons too...

Two rival analogies compete for our attention: the law of the jungle, and the sacred canopy. As for the former, life consists of the survival of the fittest. As for the latter, the divine mandates serve as a framework for social ethics. This is in...

Remarkable is how extensively in each parable Jesus provides a subtle but rich array of unexpected possibilities hidden within the hierarchies of power so commonplace in his world. By doing so he profoundly addresses the perils inherent in the...

Not so long ago the world resisted change, often using religious-reasoning. Small wonder--the printing press, a sixteenth century disruptive device, split Christianity. Now the globe welcomes digital disruption, even praising it as a solution for...

Over the last fifteen years of my ministry I have seen both the positives and negatives of technology. For the most part technology has made lives better, but when technology drives humanity and when science defines the human condition, problems arise...

""A Character Of King Charles The Second: And Political, Moral, And Miscellaneous Thoughts And Reflections"" is a book written by George Savile and published in 1750. The book provides a detailed analysis of the character and reign of King Charles II,...