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Understanding Religious Ethics
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Artikel-Nr:
9781444323429
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
280
Autor:
Charles Mathewes
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable E-Book
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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
This accessible introduction to religious ethics focuses on themajor forms of moral reasoning encompassing the three'Abrahamic' religions: Judaism, Christianity, andIslam.* Draws on a range of moral issues, such as examples arisingfrom friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgivenessand its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, andthe meaning of work, career, and vocation* Looks at both ethical reasoning and importantly, howthat reasoning reveals insights into a religious tradition* Investigates the resources available to address common problemsconfronting Abrahamic faiths, and how each faith explains anddefends its moral viewpoints* Offering concrete topics for interfaith discussions, this is atimely and insightful introduction to a fast-growing field ofinterest
Acknowledgments viIntroduction: Conviction and Argument 1Part I: Preliminaries 191 God and Morality 212 Jewish Ethics 383 Christian Ethics 534 Islamic Ethics 65Part II: Personal Matters 815 Friendship 836 Sexuality 917 Marriage and Family 1068 Lying 1189 Forgiveness 134Part III: Social Matters 14510 Love and Justice 14711 Duty, Law, Conscience 15712 Capital Punishment 16713 War (I): Towards War 18214 War (II): In War 19915 Religion and the Environment 209Part IV: The Last Things 22316 Pursuits of Happiness: Labor, Leisure, and Life 22517 Good and Evil 239Conclusion: What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? 254Notes 262Index 270