The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics presents a comprehensive and systematic exposition of Christian ethics, seen through the lens of Christian worship.
- An innovative exposition of Christian ethics, seen through the lens of Christian worship
- Challenges conventional approaches to the subject
- Restores a sense of the integral connection between Christian ethics and theology
- Stanley Hauerwas is one of the most influential figures in Christian ethics around the world
- Embraces contributors from the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, Mennonite and Pentecostal traditions
- Designed to be accessible to introductory students
- Will have a major impact on the discipline of Christian ethics
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Part I: Practising Studying Ethics Through Worship:.
1.Christian Ethics as Informed Prayer: Stanley Hauerwas (Duke University) and Samuel Wells (Duke University).
2. The Gift of the Church and the Gifts God Gives It: Stanley Hauerwas and Samuel Wells.
3. Why Christian Ethics was Invented: Stanley Hauerwas and Samuel Wells.
4.How the Church Managed Before There was Ethics: Stanley Hauerwas and Samuel Wells.
Part II: Meeting God And One Another:.
5. Gathering: Worship, Imagination and Formation: Philip Kenneson (Milligan College, Tennessee).
6. Greeting: Beyond Racial Reconciliation: Emmanuel Katongole (University of the Martyres, Uganda and Duke University).
7. Naming the Risen Lord: Embodied Discipleship and Masculinity: Amy Laura Hall (Duke University).
8. Being Reconciled: Penitence, Punishment and Worship: Johl#`