T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Ethics

by Tobias Winright

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2020

Overview

The T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Ethics provides an ecumenical introduction to Christian ethics, its sources, methods, and applications. With contributions by theological ethicists known for their excellence in scholarship and teaching, the essays in this volume offer fresh purchase on, and an agenda for, the discipline of Christian ethics in the 21st century.

The essays are organized in three sections, following an introduction that presents the four-font approach and elucidates why it is critically employed through these subsequent sections. The first section explores the sources of Christian ethics, including each of the four fonts: scripture, tradition, experience, and reason. The second section examines fundamental or basic elements of Christian ethics and covers different methods, approaches, and voices in doing Christian ethics, such as natural law, virtue ethics, conscience, responsibility, narrative, worship, and engagement with other religions.

The third section addresses current moral issues in politics, medicine, economics, ecology, criminal justice and other related spheres from the perspective of Christian ethics, including war, genetics, neuroethics, end-of-life decisions, marriage, family, work, sexuality, nonhuman animals, migration, aging, policing, incarceration, capital punishment, and more.

Key Features

• Seeks to be an ecumenical effort, offering multiple denominational traditions and perspectives by Orthodox, Catholic and a variety of Protestant contributors
• Keeps its dialogue in close proximity with the "Wesleyan Quadrilateral" of four sources of Christian ethics
• Explores how scripture, tradition, experience, and reason inform Christian ethics

Contents

Fonts, Grounds, Sources of Christian Ethics

• Christian Ethics and Scripture: Ongoing Interpretation in Good Faith, Kathryn Blanchard
• Christian Ethics and Tradition, D. Stephen Long
• Christian Ethics and Experience, Laurie Johnston
• Christian Ethics and Reason, Kathryn Lilla Cox

Approaches, Methods, and Voices in Christian Ethics

• Christian Ethics, Norms, and the Moral Evaluation of an Act, James Bretzke
• Virtue Ethics, Daniel Daly
• Conscience, Elizabeth Sweeny Block
• Natural Law, Elizabeth Agnew Cochran
• Emotions and Christian Ethics, Michael P. Jaycox
• Narrative, Dallas Gingles
• Responsibility, Esther Reed
• Worship and Christian Ethics, Stephen Wilson
• Autonomy and Heteronomy in Eastern Christian Thought and Post-Enlightenment Moral Paradigms, Demetrios Harper
• Christian Ethics and Other Religions, David Clairmont

Issues, Applications, and 21st-Century Agenda for Christian Ethics

• A. Politics and Society
• Politics and Political Theology, Elizabeth Phillips
• Human Rights, William O'Neill
• Migration, Elizabeth Collier
• Feminist Ethics and Age-Based Policy, Sarah Moses
• Focal Practices, Virtual Reality, Authenticity and Public Space, Trevor George Hunsberger Bechtel
• B. Conflict, War, and Peace
• Terrorism and the Responsibility to Protect, Brian Stiltner
• Killer Robots and Cyber Warfare: Technology and War in the 21st Century, Matthew Shadle
• Holy Disobedience: Political Resistance and Christian Ethics, Anna Floerke Scheid
• C. Criminal Justice
• Crime and Punishment, Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom
• Mass Incarceration, James Logan
• Restorative Justice, Amy Levad
• The Police, Andy Alexis-Baker
• Capital Punishment, David Cloutier
• Deescalating the War on Drugs: A Christian Social Ethic for the Legalization of Marijuana in the United States, Jermaine McDonald
• D. Medicine and Health Care
• Medicine, Bioethics, and Health Care, Conor Kelly
• Mental Health and Trauma, Warren Kinghorn
• Death and Dying, Christopher Vogt
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Genetics, Kara Slade
• Health Inequities Are Killing Us: Christians Better Show Up, Aana Marie Vigen
• Neuroethics, Neil Messer
• E. Economics
• Property, Capitalism, and Economics, Christina McRorie
• Wealth, Poverty, and Personal Holiness, Kate Ward
• Work and Vocation, Elisabeth Kincaid
• Orthodox Christianity and Poverty, Phillip LeMasters
• F. Ecology
• Land and Ecosystems, Daniel Scheid
• Climate Change, Jeremy Kidwell
• Nonhuman Creatures, David Clough
• Just Eating? Bodies, Gifts, and Daily Bread, Debra Murphy
• G. Sex, Gender, Marriage, and Family
• Sex and Sexuality, Karen Peterson-Iyer
• Marriage and Family, Marcus Mescher
• Adoptive Families, Darlene Weaver
• Nondiscrimination Legislation and Sexual Orientation and Gender: A Critical Analysis of the Catholic Position, Todd A. Salzman and Michael G. Lawler

Praise for T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Ethics

“Tobias Winright deserves the highest accolades for bringing together articles covering all areas of Christian ethics in this handbook that is ecumenical, comprehensive in its scope, and inclusive of the diversity of approaches existing in Christian ethics today.”

--Charles E. Curran, Southern Methodist University, USA

“Congratulations to Tobias Winright and T & T Clark for assembling and publishing such a compelling collection of essays by many of the most remarkable (and new and youthful!!!) voices in the field today. This Handbook is now a significant guide to the field, both in its foundations and method and in its practical applications, giving particular attention not only to the major issues of our day (healthcare, politics, sexuality, war and peace, economy, and the environment) but also the often overlooked field of criminal justice. A salutary and indispensable work.”

--James F. Keenan, Boston College, USA

“The range of contemporary issues engaged with is truly breath-taking, as is the depth of scholarship and reflection evident in the well-crafted texts. I have no doubt this volume will stand the test of time and become a standard reference book for people concerned about our world and committed to action rooted in understanding.”

--Pádraig Corkery, Maynooth College, Ireland

Product Details

• Title: T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Ethics
• Author: Tobias Winright
• Series: T&T Clark Handbooks
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Pages: 512
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9780567700261, 0567700267
• Resource ID: LLS:TTCLRKCHRSTTHCS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-02T22:11:03Z