Understanding Religious Ethics
Samenvatting
This accessible introduction to religious ethics focuses on the major forms of moral reasoning encompassing the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Draws on a range of moral issues, such as examples arising from friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgiveness and its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, and the meaning of work, career, and vocation
Looks at both ethical reasoning and importantly, how that reasoning reveals insights into a religious tradition
Investigates the resources available to address common problems confronting Abrahamic faiths, and how each faith explains and defends its moral viewpoints
Offering concrete topics for interfaith discussions, this is a timely and insightful introduction to a fast–growing field of interest
Specificaties
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<p>Introduction: Conviction and Argument 1</p>
<p>Part I: Preliminaries 19</p>
<p>1 God and Morality 21</p>
<p>2 Jewish Ethics 38</p>
<p>3 Christian Ethics 53</p>
<p>4 Islamic Ethics 65</p>
<p>Part II: Personal Matters 81</p>
<p>5 Friendship 83</p>
<p>6 Sexuality 91</p>
<p>7 Marriage and Family 106</p>
<p>8 Lying 118</p>
<p>9 Forgiveness 134</p>
<p>Part III: Social Matters 145</p>
<p>10 Love and Justice 147</p>
<p>11 Duty, Law, Conscience 157</p>
<p>12 Capital Punishment 167</p>
<p>13 War (I): Towards War 182</p>
<p>14 War (II): In War 199</p>
<p>15 Religion and the Environment 209</p>
<p>Part IV: The Last Things 223</p>
<p>16 Pursuits of Happiness: Labor, Leisure, and Life 225</p>
<p>17 Good and Evil 239</p>
<p>Conclusion: What s So Funny bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? 254</p>
<p>Notes 262</p>
<p>Index 270</p>