Product Description

Providing the level one student with all they will need to know to understand their course fully, "SCM Study Guide: Christian Ethics" is full of helpful features to aid memory and learning and pointers for further reading and further study. The book covers the major areas of ethical theory and methodology that are key to any introductory course, including the use of the Bible in Christian ethics, natural law, conscience, various philosophical approaches to ethics and the influence of liberation theologies. In addition, three methodological topics often neglected in textbooks in this area but included here, are Christian ethics and science, Christian ethics and pastoral care and the relationship between Christian ethics and the wider public debates in ethics. The book also covers a wide range of topics in practical Christian ethics, all introduced by case studies, ranging from abortion, euthanasia, human genetic manipulation, health care rationing, divorce and remarriage, homosexuality, capital punishment, just war and "humanitarian intervention" GM crops, the environment, employment and globalisation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43298 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 186 pages

About the Author
Dr Neil Messer, Lecturer in Christian Theology at Lampeter University, is currently researching and writing mainly in the areas of Christian ethics; medical ethics; ethics and biotechnology; science and theology and practical and pastoral theology. As well as writing the SCM Studyguide to Christian Ethics, he is also publishing with SCM his current research in evolutionary biology and Christian ethics, Selfish Genes and Christian Ethics: The Theological-Ethical Implications of Evolutionary Biology, due to publish in early 2007.

Customer Reviews

Excellent and well-written foundation text.
This is one of the best introductions to the subject that I have encountered. The terms of reference are accessible and make the problems discussed both immediate and intelligible from the beginning. It serves to guide the student new to Christian Ethics and to clarify the working basis upon which further study can be built.