Christian Ethics and the Church introduces Christian ethics from a theological perspective, spelling out the implications of moral theology for the common life of the church. Philip Turner, a leading expert in the field, explores the intersection of moral theology and ecclesiology, arguing that the focus of Christian ethics should not be personal holiness or social reform but how Christians are to live with one another. A theology of moral thought and practice takes its cues from the notion that human beings, upon salvation, are redeemed and called into a life oriented around the community of the church. Christian Ethics and the Church distills a senior scholar’s life work and is valuable to professors and students of Christian ethics, theology, and ecclesiology.
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Wise in format, thought, and counsel, clear and charitable in expression, and comprehensive in scope, Philip Turner’s book brings a lifetime of scholarly reflection, churchly hands-on living, and missionary experience to this refreshing project on Christian ethics.
—Christopher Seitz, senior research professor of biblical interpretation, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
From African missionary to professor to seminary dean and president, Philip Turner now presents his life’s work in living into and giving voice to the distinctiveness of Christian ethics. . . . Chapters on alternative theological visions and on moral choices in the public sphere make this a rich argument about the Christian moral life and a text that can also serve well in an introductory course in Christian ethics.
—Timothy F. Sedgwick, Clinton S. Quin Professor of Christian Ethics, Virginia Theological Seminary