Ethical issues in six religious traditions / edited by Peggy Morgan and Clive A. Lawton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawton, Clive.

Morgan, Peggy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious ethics--Comparative studies.

Religious ethics.

Religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do Hindus view euthanasia? Is there a 'Sikh view' of advertising? Do Jews and Muslims share the same attitude to marriage? How do Christian and Buddhist views on the environment differ? This book draws together authors respected in six traditions to explore in parallel the ethical foundations for Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. Each section introduces a different religion and asks specific, topical questions, set in a wider context. The issues addressed are religious identity and authority; the personal and the private; marriage and family; influences on and use of time, money and other personal resources; the quality and value of life; questions of right and wrong; equality and difference; conflict and violence and global issues. The contributors to this expanded edition are Peggy Morgan, Clive Lawton, Werner Menski, Eleanor Nesbitt, Alan Brown and Azim Nanji. Additions for this new edition include subsections on reproduction, vegetarianism, just war and terrorism, and genetic modification. The book is structured so that topics can be explored within a specific tradition or comparatively across the traditions.

Contents:

COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; A Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation; Introduction; Section A. Hinduism; A.1. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY; A.2. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE?; A.3. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY; A.4. INFLUENCES ON AND THE USE OF TIME, MONEY AND OTHER PERSONAL RESOURCES; A.5. THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF LIFE; A.6. QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG; A.7. EQUALITY AND DIFFERENCE; A.8. CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; A.9. GLOBAL ISSUES; A.10.a. Glossary; Section B. Buddhism; B.1. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY; B.2. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE?; B.3. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY

B.4. INFLUENCES ON AND THE USE OF TIME, MONEY AND OTHER PERSONAL RESOURCESB.5. THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF LIFE; B.6. QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG; B.7. EQUALITY AND DIFFERENCE; B.8. CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; B.9. GLOBAL ISSUES; B.10.a Glossary; Section C. Sikhism; C.1. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY; C.2. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE?; C.3. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY; C.4. INFLUENCES ON AND THE USE OF TIME, MONEY AND OTHER PERSONAL RESOURCES; C.5. THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF LIFE; C.6. QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG; C.7. EQUALITY AND DIFFERENCE; C.8. CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; C.9. GLOBAL ISSUES

C.10.a. Glossary ASection D. Judaism; D.1. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY; D.2. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE?; D.3. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY; D.4. INFLUENCES ON AND THE USE OF TIME, MONEY AND OTHER PERSONAL RESOURCES; D.5. THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF LIFE; D.6. QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG; D.7. EQUALITY AND DIFFERENCE; D.8. CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; D.9. GLOBAL ISSUES; D.10.a. Glossary; Section E. Christianity; E.1. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY; E.2. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE?; E3 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY; E.4. INFLUENCES ON AND THE USE OF TIME, MONEY AND OTHER PERSONAL RESOURCES

E.5. THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF LIFEE.6. QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG; E.7 EQUALITY AND DIFFERENCE; E.8. CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; E.9. GLOBAL ISSUES; E.10.a. Glossary; Section F. Islam; F.1. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY; F.2. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE?; F.3. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY; F.4. INFLUENCES ON AND THE USE OF TIME, MONEY AND OTHER PERSONAL RESOURCES; F.5. THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF LIFE; F.6. QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG; F.7. EQUALITY AND DIFFERENCE; F.8. CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE; F.9. GLOBAL ISSUES; F.10.a Glossary; General Bibliography; General Addresses and Web Sites

Notes on the ContributorsIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610762507

9781280762505

1280762500

9780748630028

0748630023

OCLC:

469400369