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Christian Ethics: The Basics
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This primer is ideal for anyone interested in religious ethics and Christianity, accessible to both believers and non-believers seeking a concise and authoritative introduction.
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This book sets out clearly and critically the different ways that Augustine, Aquinas and Luther continue to shape ethics today within and across Christian denominations. Readers are introduced to Christian ethics before being invited to consider some of the most controversial but important questions facing people across the world today.
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Christian Ethics: The Basics sets out clearly and critically the different ways that Augustine, Aquinas and Luther continue to shape ethics today within and across Christian denominations. It assumes no previous knowledge of the subject and can be read by religious believers and non-believers alike. Readers are introduced to Christian ethics from the ground up before being invited to consider some of the most controversial but important questions facing people across the world today.
Topics addressed include:
- Social justice
- War and peace
- Migration/immigration
- Climate change
- Euthanasia
- Same-sex marriage
- Religiously-inspired violence
- Biotechnology
- Abrahamic ethics
Concise, readable and authoritative, this is the ideal primer for anyone interested in the study of religious ethics and Christianity.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780367331108
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 March 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 820g
Pages: 184
About the Author
Robin Gill is Emeritus Professor of Applied Theology at the University of Kent. He is the author or editor of 40 books, including Moral Passion and Christian Ethics (2017), A Textbook of Christian Ethics (4th ed., 2014) and Sociological Theology (3 vols., 2012).
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