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Understanding Religious Ethics (PDF eBook)


Understanding Religious Ethics (PDF eBook)

eBook by Mathewes, Charles

Understanding Religious Ethics (PDF eBook)

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ISBN:
9781444323429
Publication Date:
02 Mar 2010
Publisher:
Wiley
Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages:
286 pages
Format:
eBook
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Understanding Religious Ethics (PDF eBook)

Description

This accessible introduction to religious ethics focuses on the major forms of moral reasoning encompassing the three NAbrahamicO religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. O Draws on a range of moral issues, such as examplesaarising fromafriendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgiveness and its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, and the meaning of work, career, and vocation O Looks at both ethical reasoning and importantly, how that reasoning reveals insights into a religious tradition O Investigates the resources available to address common problems confronting Abrahamic faiths, and how each faith explains and defends its moral viewpoints O Offering concrete topics for interfaith discussions, this is a timely and insightful introduction to a fast-growing field of interest

Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction: Conviction and Argument. Part I: Preliminaries. 1 God and Morality. 2 Jewish Ethics. 3 Christian Ethics. 4 Islamic Ethics. Part II: Personal Matters. 5 Friendship. 6 Sexuality. 7 Marriage and Family. 8 Lying. 9 Forgiveness. Part III: Social Matters. 10 Love and Justice. 11 Duty, Law, Conscience. 12 Capital Punishment. 13 War (I): Towards War. 14 War (II): In War. 15 Religion and the Environment. Part IV: The Last Things. 16 Pursuits of Happiness: Labor, Leisure, and Life. 17 Good and Evil. Conclusion: What's So Funny bout Peace, Love, andUnderstanding? Notes. Index.

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