Mathewes Understanding Religious Ethics

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-2342-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

This accessible introduction to religious ethics focuses on themajor forms of moral reasoning encompassing the three'Abrahamic' religions: Judaism, Christianity, andIslam.
* Draws on a range of moral issues, such as examples arisingfrom friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgivenessand its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, andthe meaning of work, career, and vocation
* Looks at both ethical reasoning and importantly, howthat reasoning reveals insights into a religious tradition
* Investigates the resources available to address common problemsconfronting Abrahamic faiths, and how each faith explains anddefends its moral viewpoints
* Offering concrete topics for interfaith discussions, this is atimely and insightful introduction to a fast-growing field ofinterest

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mathewes, Charles

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vi
Introduction: Conviction and Argument 1
Part I: Preliminaries 19
1 God and Morality 21
2 Jewish Ethics 38
3 Christian Ethics 53
4 Islamic Ethics 65
Part II: Personal Matters 81
5 Friendship 83
6 Sexuality 91
7 Marriage and Family 106
8 Lying 118
9 Forgiveness 134
Part III: Social Matters 145
10 Love and Justice 147
11 Duty, Law, Conscience 157
12 Capital Punishment 167
13 War (I): Towards War 182
14 War (II): In War 199
15 Religion and the Environment 209
Part IV: The Last Things 223
16 Pursuits of Happiness: Labor, Leisure, and Life 225
17 Good and Evil 239
Conclusion: What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? 254
Notes 262
Index 270

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Mathewes is Associate Professor of Religious Ethics at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Evil and the Augustinian Tradition (2001), A Theology of Public Life (2007), and several edited volumes.