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050 4 _aBJ1251.V36 2012
082 0 _a241
100 1 _aVan Til, Kent A.
245 1 4 _aThe Moral Disciple :
_bAn Introduction to Christian Ethics.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aGrand Rapids :
_bWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.,
_c2012.
264 4 _c©2012.
300 _a1 online resource (124 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- 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.
505 8 _a8. 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aChristian ethics.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aVan Til, Kent A.
_tThe Moral Disciple
_dGrand Rapids : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.,c2012
_z9780802866752
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4859378
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