Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics

Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics

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  • Author: Michelle J. Bartel
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317137612
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 221

Engaging variously with the legacy of Paul L. Lehmann, these essays argue for a reorientation in Christian theology that better honours the formative power of the gospel to animate and shape doctrine and witness, as well as ethical and political life. The authors explore key themes in Christian theology and ethics - forgiveness, discernment, responsibility, spirituality, the present day tasks of theology and the role of faith in public life - making plain the unabated importance of Lehmann's work at this juncture in contemporary theology. The internationally recognized contributors draw crucial connections between the gospel of reconciliation, the form of Christian theology and witness, and the challenges of contemporary ethical and political reflection. This book demonstrates why this close friend of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and author of Ethics in a Christian Context and The Transfiguration of Politics continues to influence generations of theologians in both the English-speaking world and beyond.


Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics

Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics

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  • Author: Philip Gordon Ziegler
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781315581576
  • Category : Christian ethics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 194


Living Witness

Living Witness

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  • Author: Andy Draycott
  • Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • ISBN: 1620328917
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 297

Because God calls his people to be a living witness to him, morality is mission. Conversely, immorality is anti-mission, a failure to give true testimony or witness. This, in essence, is the theme of this stimulating and challenging volume. The whole life of the people of God, not just verbal proclamation, testifies to the church's faith--or lack of faith--in her Lord.The contributors explain that mission and ethics are intricately and necessarily interwoven, and explore why this is so by unpacking the biblical and theological roots of missional ethics, probing its limits and exploring its possibilities through examination of some foundational themes and a selection of specific issues.Intended primarily for pastors and church leaders, this volume encourages reflection and conversation that will feed the life of the body of Christ. Missional ethics concerns all the ways in which Christian ethical practice flows out of, supports, and advances the wider mission of the church to proclaim the gospel.The contributors are Brian Brock, M. Daniel Carroll R., Jonathan Chaplin, Guido de Graaff, Sean Doherty, Andy Draycott, Joshua Hordern, Matt Jenson, Grant Macaskill, Nathan Moser, Jonathan Rowe, Sarah Ruble, and Christopher J. H. Wright.


Changing the Questions

Changing the Questions

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  • Author: Margaret Farley
  • Publisher: Orbis Books
  • ISBN: 1608335550
  • Category : Christian ethics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages :


Ethnography as Christian Theology and Ethics

Ethnography as Christian Theology and Ethics

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  • Author: Christian Scharen
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1441126260
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 293

This book is a primary resource in the new and growing field of Christian Ethnography. In response to a variety of critical intellectual currents (post-colonial, post-modern, and post-liberal), scholars in Christian theology and ethics are increasingly taking up the tools of ethnography as a means to ask fundamental moral questions and to make more compelling and credible moral claims. Privileging particularity, rather than the more traditional effort to achieve universal or at least generalizable norms in making claims regarding the Christian life, echoes the most fundamental insight of the Christian tradition - that God is known most fully in Jesus of Nazareth. Echoing this 'scandal of particularity' at the heart of the Christian tradition, theologians and ethicists involved in ethnographic research draw on the particular to seek out answers to core questions of their discipline: who God is and how we become the people we are, how to conceptualize moral agency in relation to God and the world, and how to flesh out the content of conceptual categories such as justice that help direct us in our daily decisions and guiding institutions.


Forrester on Christian Ethics and Practical Theology

Forrester on Christian Ethics and Practical Theology

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  • Author: Duncan B. Forrester
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1351936131
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 585

Bringing together articles and chapters from his considerable work in theological ethics, India, and the social order, Duncan Forrester incorporates new writing and introductions to each thematic section to guide readers through this invaluable resource. This book offers stimulating studies in three related areas - Indian Christianity with particular attention to the caste system, contemporary Christian theological ethics, and the distinctive and challenging theological approach that Duncan Forrester has developed in relation to public issues such as prisons and punishment, welfare provision, social justice, and poverty.


A Grammar of Christian Faith: The person of Jesus Christ ; The work of Jesus Christ ; The doctrine of the Holy Spirit ; The Christian life ; The doctrine of the church ; Proclamation, sacraments, and prayer ; Christian hope and eschatology

A Grammar of Christian Faith: The person of Jesus Christ ; The work of Jesus Christ ; The doctrine of the Holy Spirit ; The Christian life ; The doctrine of the church ; Proclamation, sacraments, and prayer ; Christian hope and eschatology

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  • Author: Joe R. Jones
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Christian life
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 795


An Exploration of Christian Theology

An Exploration of Christian Theology

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  • Author: Don Thorsen
  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • ISBN: 1493422464
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 634

This introduction to Christian theology explores the whole Christian tradition in a simple and straightforward way. Leading Wesleyan theologian Don Thorsen surveys the theological views represented within historic Christianity and discusses the variety of positions held without favoring one over another. The book includes helpful end-of-chapter questions for further reflection and discussion, a convenient glossary of theological terms, and sidebars. The second edition is marked by a thorough updating of the text and the addition of two new chapters on apologetics and the future of the unevangelized.


Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy

Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy

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  • Author: Craig A. Boyd
  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • ISBN: 1493415506
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 208

This introductory textbook presents Christian philosophical and theological approaches to ethics. Combining their expertise in philosophy and theology, the authors explain the beliefs, values, and practices of various Christian ethical viewpoints, addressing biblical teachings as well as traditional ethical theories that contribute to informed moral decision-making. Each chapter begins with Words to Watch and includes a relevant case study on a vexing ethical issue, such as caring for the environment, human sexuality, abortion, capital punishment, war, and euthanasia. End-of-chapter reflection questions, illustrations, and additional information tables are also included.


Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics

Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics

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  • Author: Michelle J. Bartel
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317137620
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 206

Engaging variously with the legacy of Paul L. Lehmann, these essays argue for a reorientation in Christian theology that better honours the formative power of the gospel to animate and shape doctrine and witness, as well as ethical and political life. The authors explore key themes in Christian theology and ethics - forgiveness, discernment, responsibility, spirituality, the present day tasks of theology and the role of faith in public life - making plain the unabated importance of Lehmann's work at this juncture in contemporary theology. The internationally recognized contributors draw crucial connections between the gospel of reconciliation, the form of Christian theology and witness, and the challenges of contemporary ethical and political reflection. This book demonstrates why this close friend of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and author of Ethics in a Christian Context and The Transfiguration of Politics continues to influence generations of theologians in both the English-speaking world and beyond.