Ethics and Christianity / Edition 1

by Keith Ward

Overview

First published in 2002. This is Volume XII of twelve in the Library of Philosophy series on Ethics. Written in 1970, this book seeks to elucidate the fundamental characteristics of Christian ethics. The main concern has been with what is of most vital concern to the moral philosopher-the exposition of the formal characteristics of a system of morality rather than with the detail of its content and application.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415295772
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/15/2002
Series:	Muirhead Library of Philosophy Ser.
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Keith Ward Lecturer in Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part One Duty and the Will of God; Chapter I The Case against Theistic Morality; Chapter II The Basic Questions of Ethics; Chapter III Objectivity in Morals; Chapter IV Moral Facts; Chapter V Attitudes, Ideals and God; Chapter VI The Christian Exemplar; Chapter VII The Will of God; Part Two Ethics and Christian Authority; Chapter VIII Moral Knowledge; Chapter IX Vocation; Chapter X Authority in Ethics; Chapter XI Experience and Analogy; Chapter XII The Theistic Attitude; Chapter XIII The Authority of Christ; Part Three Justice and Redemption; Chapter XIV Freedom and Sin; Chapter XV The Work of Grace; Chapter XVI Heaven and Hell; Chapter XVII Conclusion;