Do Morals Matter

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5377-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 484 g

Do Morals Matter? is an accessible and informed guide to contemporary ethical issues that reflects upon the intersection of religion and morality.
- An informal yet informed guide through the key ethical issues we are facing today, from moral decision making in business and medicine, to the uncertainty of war and terrorism, and the condition of our environment.
- Reflects on religion’s intersection with morality, exploring the challenge of pluralism in major world religions, and the question of Humanism and God’s role in ethics.
- Considers the forecast of future situations that will be affected by today’s ethical decisions.
- Questions what accounts for the variances in ethical beliefs in different cultures, and how we properly reassess our conceptions of ethical standards as new issues arise.
- Written by the internationally regarded Ian Markham, Dean of Hartford Seminary and author of numerous books on world religions and ethics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Markham, Ian S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Ethik, Moraltheologie, Sozialethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsethik, Weltethos

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.

1 Thinking about ethics.

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Part One: Philosophical Ethics.

2 Why not do wrong?.

3 Is the ethical a human construct or a factual realm?.

4 Do you just do what is right or do you try to predict the outcomes?.

5 Natural law and virtue ethics.

6 Ethics and the Bible.

7 Learning from the wisdom of the world.

8 Humanism: do we need God to realize that people just matter?.

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Part Two: Ethical Dilemmas.

9 Dilemmas in bed.

10 Dilemmas in business.

11 Dilemmas in medicine.

12 Dilemmas involving violence and power.

13 Dilemmas in government and leadership.

14 Dilemmas and the future: the environment, animals, and plants.

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Part Three: Making a Decision.

15 Becoming a morally serious person.

16 Taking an ethical position.

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ian S. Markham is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology and Ethics. He is also Visiting Professor of Globalization, Ethics, and Islam at Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. He is the author of numerous books including: Globalization, Ethics and Islam (2005), A Theology of Engagement (Blackwell, 2004), The Funeral Handbook (2003), September 11: Religious Perspectives and Consequences (2002), Theological Liberalism (2002), The Church Wedding Handbook (2000), World Religions Reader (Blackwell, 1998), Encountering Religion (Blackwell, 1998), and Truth and the Reality of God (1998).