Christian morality : an interdisciplinary framework for thinking about contemporary moral issues / edited by Geoffrey W. Sutton and Brandon Schmidly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sutton, Geoffrey W., editor.

Schmidly, Brandon, editor.

Series:

Frameworks : interdisciplinary studies for faith and learning.

Frameworks : interdisciplinary studies for faith and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages).

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2016]

Summary:

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 identifying and applying Christian moral principles to divisive issues. First, readers learn of the theological and philosophical foundations of Christian ethics. Two additional chapters explain how personal and social factors influence our capacity to think critically and Christianly about morality. Second, readers will learn about forming Christian moral judgments by seeing how different thinkers address six contemporary moral issues: abortion, same-sex relationships, equal treatment of men and women in the workplace, sex education, and racial bias in incarceration polices.

Contents:

An introduction to the foundations of Christian morality / Geoffrey W. Sutton and Brandon Schmidly

Philosophical foundations of Christian morality / Brandon Schmidly

Psychological foundations of Christian morality / Geoffrey W. Sutton

Sociological foundations of Christian morality / Joel Thiessen

Jesus, empire, and Christian ethics: implications for the moral critique of mass incarceration in the United States / Peter Althouse

An introduction to the application of Christian morality / Brandon Schmidly and Geoffrey W. Sutton

Using philosophy to think about abortion / Brandon Schmidly

Sexual minorities, same-sex marriage, and Christian morality / Geoffrey W. Sutton

A woman's place: perspectives on equality / Ruth V. Burgess

Tensions and challenges: Christian morality and sex education / April Montoya and Shonna Crawford

Morality in local and global perspectives / Paul W. Lewis

Reflections on Christian morality / Geoffrey W. Sutton and Brandon Schmidly

Appendix: Other morality topics / Geoffrey W. Sutton and Brandon Schmidly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781498204774

1498204775

OCLC:

964403892