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050			_aBS680.E4 _bM36 2020
100			_aMagnuson, Ken
245			_aInvitation to Christian ethics : _bmoral reasoning and contemporary issues /
260			_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bKregel Academic, _cc2020.
300			_a543 pages ; _c24 cm
500			_aInvitation to Christian Ethics is an indispensable guide for helping pastors, counselors, and everyday Christians navigate today's difficult moral questions. Readers will benefit from Ken Magnuson's survey of ethics from a biblical perspective as well as contemporary theories of moral reasoning. This survey is followed by twelve chapters devoted to some of the thorniest issues Christians encounter today. Magnuson provides biblical insight into each topic and presents key moral considerations. He also answers specific, practical questions that arise and concludes with a summary of his recommended approach to each issue. Readers will learn how to grapple with difficult moral questions and will receive guidance for some of life's most challenging ethical conundrums. -- From publisher's description.
505			_aPreface Part 1: Philosophical foundations An invitation to Christian ethics Ethics and moral reasoning Part 2: Biblical foundations The Bible and Christian ethics Aspects of biblical ethics: Old Testament Aspects of biblical ethics: New Testament Part 3: Marriage and human sexuality Sexual ethics Marriage and sexuality Divorce and remarriage Homosexuality, sexual identity, and gender Part 4: The sanctity of human life Bioethics and human personhood : the case of the human embryo Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies Abortion Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide Part 5: Social order and the environment Capital punishment Just war, pacifism, and the use of lethal form Race relations Creation care Index
650			_aChristian ethics _vBiblical teachings
650			_aEthics _xReligious aspects _xChristianity
650			_aEthics in the Bible
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBS 680 .E4 _iM36 2020
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