The Moral Disciple : An Introduction to Christian Ethics.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Part One: Introducing Christian Ethics -- 1. What Is Ethics? -- A Definition of Ethics -- Christian Faith and Ethics -- Morality and Salvation -- Moral "Weight" -- Right and Wrong, Good and Evil -- Levels of Ethics -- Foundational Moral Experiences -- Ethics and Philosophy -- The Organization of This Book -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- 2. How the Bible Guides Christian Ethics -- Moral Norms -- Scripture Encourages and Animates Virtue -- Scripture Provides Us with Analogies -- Scripture Shows Us the Way of Wisdom -- Scripture Shows Us God's Own Concerns -- Conclusion -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- Part Two: Character -- 3. The Moral Agent -- God's Special and Physical Creatures -- Morally Responsive and Responsible Creatures -- Particular Responsibilities of the Moral Agent -- Limitations on the Moral Agent's Responsibility -- Responsible Responders in Community -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- 4. Sin -- Definitions -- Biblical Metaphors for Sin -- Sin's Effects -- Sin and Salvation -- Varieties of Sin? -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- 5. Virtue -- A Brief History of Virtue -- Virtue and Vice -- Virtue and Culture -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- Part Three: Norms -- 6. The Conscience -- Where Do We Get Our Conscience From? -- When Does the Conscience Address Us? -- Is the Conscience Always Right? -- What Makes the Christian Conscience Unique? -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- 7. Moral Norms -- The Self as Moral Norm -- Society/Culture as Moral Norm -- Nature and the Law of Nature -- The Church as Moral Norm -- A Universal Principle -- Conflict of Norms -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading.

8. Biblical Norms -- Roles of Covenant Law -- Love and Justice -- God's Will -- Types of Laws -- Levels of Law -- Formats for Law -- Law in the New Testament -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- Part Four: Consequences -- 9. Moral Consequences -- Objects of Moral Concern -- How Much? -- Kinds of Goods -- Criteria for Distribution of Goods -- Advocacy -- Summarizing Consequentialism -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- 10. Ultimate Ends -- Our Ultimate Concern -- The Kingdom of God -- Our Vocation and Deeds -- The Final Judgment -- The Connection of Deeds from This Life to the Next -- Bodily Renewal and the Renewal of the World -- Ending Questions -- Works Cited and Further Reading -- Index.

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