An accessible and practical introduction to Christian ethics that explores the relationship between secular views of human nature and Christian ones in a world that commonly sees itself as having adopted Christian ethics.
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Drawing inspiration from both contemporary psychology and ancient spiritual traditions, Wallace presents her vision of marriage as an art and a spiritual exercise. ...

Suggestions are given for telling the difference between needs and wants, using time and money wisely, relaxing more, enjoying family and friends, eating healthier food, conserving the earth's resources, and sorting through priorities. ...

"The Workbook on the Seven Deadly Sins" illustrates how sloth, lust, anger, pride, envy, gluttony and greed are ever-present in our individual lives and in society. An eight-week study, the book is soundly rooted in Scripture and illustrated by real-life stories. ...

Thuren examines the question of law in Pauline theology, claiming that Paul's exaggerated statements correspond to his hyperbolic way of thinking.
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A translation by M. Paul Bert from the Latin of Father Gury, Professor of Moral Theology in the College Romain, with analysis and commentaries by Bert. "The Compendium of Moral Theology" and "Cases of Conscience" are translated into English and accompanied by extensive analysis in footnotes. Includes numerous appendices on the Jesuit and Roman Catholic life and rites. ...

Written toward the end of World War I, this study of economics tackles the issue from the standpoint of religion and philosophy by summarizing the Catholic school of economics, which insists that the welfare of human beings belongs at the center of any real economy and that other systems that place either the individual or the state at the center of their schemes are not only false, but actually injurious to individuals, families, communities, ...

This book is essentially a course of lectures given on the Haskell Foundation at the Graduate School of Theology of Oberlin College, and on the Nathaniel W. Taylor foundation at Yale Divinity School. Contents: quest for fundamental ends; idea of the good in Plato; fundamental ends in the gospels; kingdom of ends in Kant; mystical experience as an end of life; intrinsic life values. ...

While Roger Williams has been lauded as an influential figure in American political history, he has been largely ignored as an important contributor to Reformed theology and ethics. Here, however, Davis explores Williams's thought as a "moral theology" and uncovers the theological underpinnings on which Williams built his case for religious tolerance. Arguing that Williams's distinctive theological stance made possible a moral vision that ...

Amazingly, for the first time in human history, couples interested in becoming parents may soon be able to directly pre-select or alter specific genetic characteristics of their offspring. However, this new capacity and its potential to be used for "good" or "evil" are of increasing and pressing moral concern. In Designer Children, Peterson-Iyer hopes to construct some moral ground under society's feet regarding genetic technology. She draws upon ...