Ethics as Worship: The Pursuit of Moral Discipleship

Description

 

Ethics as Worship examines the biblical, theological, and philosophical foundations and application of Christian ethics, offering an ethical system that emphasizes the worship of God as motivation, method, and goal of the ethical endeavor. It concludes with an exploration of how worship ought to shape a response to particular ethical topics and issues most relevant in our day: from race, justice, and environmental ethics to sexuality, reproductive technologies, and other important issues related to life and death.

Ethics as Worship is designed as a textbook for classroom use by two expert teachers, formally trained in theological ethics and ethical theory, who have extensively field-tested its contents in various classes on multiple campuses for over a decade. In addition to its engaging, highly informative text, figures, and tables, Ethics as Worship includes end-of-book helps such as a glossary and extensive bibliography, as well as the following end-of-chapter helps:

• Key terms and concepts
• Key Scriptures
• Study questions
• Suggestions for further reading

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword by Ligon Duncan

A Word from Daniel L. Akin

Preface: Worship and Ethics

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Part 1: An Introduction to Ethics 

1. What Is Christian Ethics?

Part 2: Revealed Reality: The Metaethical Foundations of Ethics as Worship

2. Revealed Reality: Ethics as Worship through the Lens of Creation

3. Revealed Reality: Ethics as Worship in Light of the Fall, Redemption, and Restoration

4. Worship in Spirit and Truth: The Role of the Holy Spirit in Ethics as Worship

5. Worship in Spirit and Truth: The Role of the Bible in Ethics as Worship

Part 3: Revealed Morality: The Normative Formulation of Ethics as Worship 

6. The Normative Methodology for Ethics as Worship: Part 1

7. The Normative Methodology for Ethics as Worship: Part 2

8. The Problem of Moral Dilemmas: Ethics as Worship in Morally Complex Contexts

Part 4: The Application of Ethics as Worship

9. Justice and Social Engagement

10. Race, Ethnicity, and Kingdom Diversity

11. Wealth and Poverty

12. Creation Care and Environmental Stewardship

13. Capital Punishment

14. War

15. Abortion

16. Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and End-of-Life Decision-Making

17. Biblical Sexuality and Disordered Sexuality

18. Marriage and Divorce

19. Contraception, Birth Control, and Reproductive Technologies

Glossary

Bibliography

Index of Scripture

Index of Subjects and Names