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Informationen zum Autor Robin Gill is Professor of Applied Theology at the University of Kent and General Editor of the New Studies in Christian Ethics series. His recent books include Health Care and Christian Ethics (Cambridge, 2006), A Textbook of Christian Ethics (2006) and Religious Virtues (2011). Klappentext Twenty essays providing an authoritative introduction to Christian ethics, addressing issues such as war, social justice, ecology, sexuality and medicine. Zusammenfassung Robin Gill brings together twenty essays to create an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to Christian ethics. This second edition boasts four entirely new chapters plus fully updated versions of those from the original book. The volume addresses the topical issues of war! the arms trade! social justice! economics and genetics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Grounds of Christian Ethics: 1. Making moral decisions Rowan Williams; 2. Moral traditions in eastern and western Christianity Robin W. Lovin; 3. The Old Testament and Christian ethics John Rogerson; 4. The Gospels and Christian ethics Allen Verhey; 5. The epistles and Christian ethics Stephen C. Barton; Part II. Approaches to Christian Ethics: 6. Natural law and Christian ethics Stephen J. Pope; 7. Virtue ethics Jean Porter; 8. Gender and Christian ethics Lisa Sowle Cahill; 9. Liberation ethics Tim Gorringe; 10. Christian ethics in Asia Peniel Rajkumar; 11. Christian ethics: a Jewish perspective Ronald M. Green; 12. Other faiths and Christian ethics Gavin D'Costa; Part III. Issues in Christian Ethics: 13. Christianity and war R. John Elford; 14. The arms trade and Christian ethics Robin Gill; 15. Social justice and welfare Duncan B. Forrester; 16. Ecology and Christian ethics Michael S. Northcott; 17. Business, economics and Christian ethics Max L. Stackhouse with David W. Miller; 18. World family trends Don Browning; 19. Sexuality and religious ethics Robin Gill; 20. Christian ethics, medicine, and genetics James F. Childress....
