Intelligent Person's Guide to Christian Ethics
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2010
174 pages
978-1-4411-9253-0 (ISBN)
Description
From a view that could be described as enlightened orthodoxy, McCoy tackles a wide range of issues, such as: Is there a Christian perspective on the war in Iraq that is not simply a human perspective? Are Christian ethics pumped up or watered down humanist ethics? What is a distinctly Christian view in modern secularized society? Do the Bible and the Natural Law really still have any relevance to the burning moral issues of the day? As scientific progress raises moral issues of dazzling complexity, do traditional attitudes to abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization and human embryology still make any sense? How long should we prolong life? Should we ever assist death?
Fr. Alban McCoy is a sure and enlightened guide to these questions.
Fr. Alban McCoy is a sure and enlightened guide to these questions.
Reviews / Votes
McCoy...writes with clarity and verve, and provides an expert and very readable summary of the subject matter of morality, exploring the meaning of freedodm, determinism, subjectivism, conscience and cultural relativism...very well written.' * Theology *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Adult: General
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-9253-0 (9781441192530)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2004
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€37.32
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Person
Alban McCoy, O.F.M., Conv. is a Franciscan, the Catholic Chaplain at the University of Cambridge, Lecturer in Theology at Allen Hall, and Literary Editor for The Tablet.
Content
Topics covered include:
The Bible
Natural Law
Authority of the moral teaching of the Church
Conscience
Justice
Property
The Law; Peace, Violence and War
Sex, Sexuality and Relationships
Truth and Lies
Organ Transplants
Euthanasia
The Bible
Natural Law
Authority of the moral teaching of the Church
Conscience
Justice
Property
The Law; Peace, Violence and War
Sex, Sexuality and Relationships
Truth and Lies
Organ Transplants
Euthanasia
