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Informationen zum Autor Matthew Lon Weaver is chaplain and chair of the Department of Social, Religious, and Ethical Studies at the Marshall School. Klappentext Applied Christian Ethics addresses selected themes in Christian social ethics. Part one shows the roots of contributors in the realist school; part two focuses on different levels of the significance of economics for social justice; and part three deals with both existential experience and government policy in war and peace issues. Zusammenfassung Applied Christian Ethics addresses selected themes in Christian social ethics. Part one shows the roots of contributors in the realist school; part two focuses on different levels of the significance of economics for social justice; and part three deals with both existential experience and government policy in war and peace issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Matthew Lon WeaverPart I: FoundationsChapter 1: Social Christianity, Niebuhrian Realism, and the Protestant Mainline, Gary DorrienChapter 2: Paul Tillich and the Frankfurt School, Guyton B. HammondChapter 3: Toward a Constructive "Religious Realism": Robert Bellah and Reinhold Niebuhr, Harlan StelmachChapter 4: Paul Tillich and the Lingering Possibility of Prophetic Activity, Randall K. BushChapter 5: Recent Books about Reinhold Niebuhr and Reflections on His Relevance Today, Charles C. BrownChapter 6: Calvin for Today: Breaking Out of the Iron Cage, Matthew Lon WeaverChapter 7: The Life and Practice of an Ethicist, Ronald H. StonePart II: Economics and JusticeChapter 8: Cowboys, Indians, and Ethicists: A Conversation Stimulated by Robert Warrior, Carol S. RobbChapter 9: Justice, Power, and International Organizations, Randall W. StoneChapter 10: Making Global Capitalism More Just by Imposing an International Transaction Tax, John C. RainesChapter 11: Responding to "Not in My Backyard" Advocates: A Christian Feminist Justice Approach, Laura StiversPart III: Politics, War, and PeacemakingChapter 12: Redeeming Democracy: The Continuing Paradox of African-American Faith-Based Politics, Samuel K. RobertsChapter 13: The Development and Nature of the Peace Making Idea, Edward LeRoy Long, Jr.Chapter 14: The Church Reformed and Always Resisting: Ronald H. Stone and Presbyterian Social Witness, Christian T. IossoChapter 15: Vietnam: A Scar on the Soul, Robert L. StiversChapter 16: Drones and Christian Morality, Ronald H. StoneAfterword, Ronald H. Stone...
