Introduction to Christian Ethics

An Introduction to Christian Ethics Goals, Duties, and Virtues Robin W. LovinAbingdon Press, 2011ISBN 9780687467365 Softcover, 288 pp.8.01 X 8.97 X 0.6 inches | 0.81 pounds A few years ago, the first distinction that ethicists drew was the line between Christian ethics and philosophical ethics. However, in our global context, Christian ethicists must now, in addition, compare and contrast various ethics. Christian ethics has become increasingly multivocal not only because of a plurality of faiths but also because of a plurality of Christianities. Beginning with five key ideas about God's relationship to humanity and history, Dr. Lovin shows how these work together to shape the Christian stance. In the first three chapters, he then shows how those ideas took shape in relation to other ways of thinking about ethics in the world of early Christianity and identifies four major variations: Synergy, Integrity, Realism, and Liberation. The six remaining chapters cover historical and contempor