At the Berlin Wall, 1979
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SOME STARTERS:
Budziszewski, J. Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law. Downers Grove. IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997.
Jones, D. C. Biblical Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1994.McIntyre, Alisdair. After Virtue (2nd Edition). South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1984.
*Rae, S. B. Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.
A very good introduction that explains and defends the reason for studying academic ethics for the benefit of gaining insights into Christian ethics. It does a good job of communicating parts of the received tradition, what systems of ethics look like, moral reasoning categories and developing a blend of arataic (being) and principled (action oriented or doing) Christian biblical ethics for personal and social ethics.
Wilkens, S. Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics: An Introduction to Theories of Right and Wrong. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995
ADDITIONAL READINGS IN MORAL & ETHICAL THEORY:
Bonhoeffer, D. Ethics. (Smith, Neveill Horton, Translators). New York: Macmillan, 1965.
Feinberg, J.S. & Feinberg, P.D. Ethics for A Brave New WorldNatural Law and Natural Rights. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1993.
Finnis, J. . Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980.
Hauervas, Stanley. “On Keeping Theological Ethics Theological”, in S. Hauerwas & A MacIntyre (Eds.), Revisions: Changing Perspective in Moral PhilosophyThe Abolition of Man: How Education Develops Man’s Sense of Morality, (pp 16042) Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983.
Lewis, C. S. . New York, NY: Macmillan, 1947.
Meilaender, G. C. The Theory and Practice of VirtueFaith and Faithfulness: Basic Themes in Christian Ethics. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1984.
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Mitchell, B. Law, Morality, and Religion in a Secular SocietyBiblical Ethics and Social Change. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
Mott, S. C. . New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.
Niebuhr, R. The Nature and Destiny of Man: I. Human NatureResurrection and Moral Order. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1941.
O’Donovan, O. . 2nd edition. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1986.
Ramsey, P. Basic Christian EthicsAn Eye for an Eye: The Place of Old Testament Ethics Today. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 1950.
Wright, C. J. H. . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983.
Yoder, J. H. The Politics of Jesus: Vicit Agnus Noster. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1972.
OTHER BOOKS & ARTICLES
Adney, B. T., Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural WorldMorality, Law and Grace. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
Anderson, J. N. D. . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. 1972.
Anderson, J.K., Genetic EngineeringNew Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1982.
Atkinson, D. J., Field, D. F, Holmes, A. & O’Donovan, O. (Eds.). . Downers Grove, Il: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
Bainton, R. H. Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-evaluationThe Ten Commandments for Today. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1960.
Barclay, W. . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1973.
Bartley, W. W. I. Morality and ReligionChristian Ethics: Sources of the Living Tradition. London: Macmillan, 1971.
Beach, W., & Neibuhr, H. R. (Eds.). . New York: Ronald Press Company, 1955.
Becker. L. C., & Becker, C. B. (Eds.) A History of Western EthicsMatters of Life and Death: Calm Answers to Tough Questions About Abortion and Euthanasia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992.
Beckwith, F. J. & Geisler, N. L. . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991.
Beckwith, F. J. Politically Correct Death: Answering the Arguments for Abortion RightsLet Justice Roll Down: The Old Testament, Ethics, and the Christian Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1993.
Birch, B. C. . Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1991.
Bloesch, D. G. Freedom for Obedience: Evangelical Ethics in Contemporary TimesEthics. San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row Publishers, 1987.
Bonhoeffer, D. . (Smith, Neveill Horton, Translators). New York: Macmillan, 1965.
Bourke, V. J.History of EthicsGrace and Law: St. Paul, Kant and the Hebrew Prophets. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company. 1968.
Cassirer, H. W. . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1988.
Cessario, R. OP. The Moral Virtues and Theological EthicsCan We Be Good Without God? A Conversation About Truth, Morality, Culture and a Few Other Things That Matter. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1991.
Chamberlain,P. . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. 1996.
Chilton, B., & McDonald, J. I. H. Jesus and the Ethics of the KingdomA Peculiar People: The Church as Culture in a Post-Christian Society. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1987.
Clapp, R. . Downers Grove, IL.: InterVarsity Press, 1996.
Clark, D. K., & Rakestraw, R. V. (Eds.). Readings in Christian EthicsReadings in Christian Ethics, Volume 1 Theory and Method. (Vol.1) Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1994.
________. , Volume 2: Issues and Applications. (Vol.2) Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996.
Cotham, P.C. (Ed.). Christian Social EthicsRights and Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1979.
Cronin, K. . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Curran, C. E. Themes in Fundamental Moral Theology Natural Law and Theology. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1977.
________ & McCormick, R.A. SJ (Eds.). New York: Paulist Press, 1991.
Demarco, D. The Heart of Virtue: Lessons from Life and Literature Illustrating the Beauty and Value of Moral CharacterThe Theory of Morality. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 1995.
Donagan, A. . Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1977.
Dwyer, J. C. Human Sexuality: A Christian ViewThe Nature of True Virtue. Kansas City, MO: Sheed and Ward, 1987.
Edwards, J. . Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1966.
________. Charity and its Fruits: Christian Love as Manifested in the Heart and LifeThe Religious Affections. Ediburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991.
________. . Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1994.
Elias, J. L. Moral Education: Secular and ReligiousThe Idea of a Christian Society. Malabar, FL: Robert F. Krieger Publishing Company, 1989.
Elliot, T. S. . London: Faber and Faber, 1939.
Ellul, J. The Theological Foundation of Law: A Radical Critique of Natural LawThe Ethics of Freedom (Wiesner, Marguerite, Trans.) London: SCM Press, 1960.
________. (Bromiley, Geoffrey W., Trans.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1976.
Fairlie, H. The Seven Deadly Sins TodayIn Praise of Virtue: An Exploration of the Biblical Virtues in a Christian Context. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1979.
Farley, B.W. . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1995.
Feinberg, J.S. & Feinberg, P.D. Ethics for A Brave New WorldWar and Peace in the World’s Religions. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1993.
Ferguson, J. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978.
Finnis, J. Natural Law and Natural Rights Fundamentals of Ethics. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980.
________.. Georgetown: Georgetown University Press, 1983.
________. Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and TruthEthics of Decision: An Introduction to Christian Ethics. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1991.
Forell, G. W. . Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1955.
________. Christian Social TeachingsMedical Ethics: Principles, Persons, and Problems. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 1966.
Frame, J. M. . Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1988.
Gallagher, J. A. Time Past, Time Future: An Historical Study of Catholic Moral TheologyThe Divine Good: Modern Moral Theory and the Necessity of God. New York: Paulist Press, 1990.
Gamwell, F. . San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1990.
Garber, S. The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior During the University YearsLove and Absolutes in Christian Ethics. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996.
Garcia. J. L. A. . In T.P. Flint (Ed.), Christian Philosophy, (pp 162-199). Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1990.
Gardner,E. C. Justice and Christian EthicsChristian Ethics: Options and Issues. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Geisler, N. L. . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1989.
Green, R. M. Religious Reason: The Rational and Moral Basis of Religious BeliefSexual Ethics: An Evangelical Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.
Grenz, S.J. . Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1990.
________. The Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian EthicsBeyond the New Morality: The Responsibilities of Freedom.. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997.
Griesez, G., & Shaw, R. (3rd ed.). Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1988.
Guroian, V. Ethics After Christendom: Toward an Ecclesial Christian EthicChrist and the Moral Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1994.
Gustafson, J. M. . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1968.
________. & Laney, J. T. (Eds.). On Being Responsible: Issues in Personal EthicsThe Moral Gap: Kantian Ethics, Human Limits, and God’s Assistance. New York: Harper and Row, 1968
Hare, J. E. . Oxford: Charendon Press, 1996.
Hauerwas, S. Vision and Virtue: Essays in Christian Ethical ReflectionA Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1981.
________. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1981.
________ & MacIntyre, A (Eds.). Revisions: Changing Perspectives in Moral PhilosophyOn Keeping Theological Ethics Theological. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983.
_________. In S. Hauerwas & A MacIntyre (Eds.), Revisions: Changing Perspective in Moral Philosophy, (pp 16-42). Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983.
________. The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian EthicsCharacter and the Christian Life: A Study in Theological Ethics. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983.
________. San Antonio, TX: Trinity University Press, 1985.
________ & Willimon, W.H. Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian ColonyAfter Christendom? How the Church is to Behave if Freedom, Justice, and a Christian Nation are Bad Ideas. Nashville, TN: Abingdom Press, 1989.
________. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1991.
________ & Pinches,C. Christians Among the Virtues: Theological Conversations with Ancient and Modern EthicsThe Moral Vision of the New Testament. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1997.
Hays, R. B. . San Francisco, CA: Harper Collins, 1996.
Helm, P. (Ed.) Divine Commands and MoralityChristian Morality: Natural, Developing, Final. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981.
Henson, H. H. . Oxford: Clarendon, 1936.
Hittinger, R. A Critique of the New Natural Law TheoryWar and Christian Ethics. South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1987.
Holmes, A. F. (Ed.) . Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1975.
________. Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1984.
________. Shaping Character: Moral Education in the Christian College Fact, Value, and God. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1991.
________.Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1997.
John Paul II. The Splendor of Truth (Veritatis Splendor): To All the Bishops of the Catholic Church Regarding Certain Fundamental Questions of the Church’s Moral TeachingBrave New People. Boston: St. Paul’s Books and Media, n.d.
Jones, D. G. . Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1984.
________. Biblical Christian EthicsEmbodying Forgiveness: A Theological Analysis. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1994.
________. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1995.
Kaiser, W. C. Toward Old Testament Ethicshe War Against Population: The Economics and Ideology of Population Control. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1983.
Kasun, J. T. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1988.
Kirkpatrick, W. Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right From Wrong: Moral Illiteracy and the Case for Character EducationThe Unaborted Socrates: A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992.
Kreeft, P. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983.
________. Back to VirtueDoing the Right Thing: Eleven Exercises for Your Ethical Mind. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 1992.
Layman, C. S. The Shape of the Good: Christian Reflections on the Foundation of EthicsThe Abolition of Man: How Education Develops Man’s Sense of Morality. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1991.
Luthardt, C. E. History of Christian Ethics I: History of Christianity Before the ReformationThe Necessity of Ethical Absolutes (Hastie, W., Trans.). Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark, 1889.
Lutzer, E. . Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Probe, 1981.
MacIntyre, A.. A Short History of Ethics: A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth CenturyAfter Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory. New York: Collier Books, 1966.
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________. Whose Justice? Which Rationality?Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry: Encyclopedia, Genealogy, and Tradition Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1988.
________. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1990.
Mahoney, J. SJ. The Making of Moral Theology: A Study of the Roman Catholic TraditionThine is the Kingdom: A Biblical Perspective on the Nature of Government and Politics Today. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987.
Marshall, P. . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1984,
McClendon, J. W. J. Systematic Theology: EthicsThe Theory and Practice of Virtue. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1986.
Meilaender, G. C. . Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1984.
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Milbank, J. Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990.
Mitchell, B. Law, Morality, and Religion in a Secular Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
Moberly, E. R. Homosexuality: A New Christian Ethic. Greenwood, SC: Attic Press, 1983.
Montgomery, J. W. Human Rights and Human Dignity. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan/Probe,1986.
Moreland, J. P. & Geisler, N. L. The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time. New York: Praeger,1990.
Moreland, J.P & Craig, William Lane. Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2003. See especially the discussion 393-459.
Mortimer, R. C. The Elements of Moral Theology. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1947.
Mosley, S. R. A Tale of Three Virtues: Cures for Colorless Christianity. Sisters, OR: Questar, 1989.
Mott, S. C. Biblical Ethics and Social Change. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.
Mouw, R. J. Political Evangelism. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1973.
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________. When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1983.
________. Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1992.
Murray, J. Principles of Conduct: Aspects of Biblical Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1957.
Neuhaus, R. J. (Ed.). Virtue—Public and Private. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1986.
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Nygren, A. Agape and Eros (Watson, Philip S., Trans.). London: SPCK, 1953.
O’Donovan, O. Begotten or Made? Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984.
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O’Keefe, M. D. SJ. Known From the Things That Are: Fundamental Theory of the Moral Life. Houston: Center for Thomistic Studies, 1987.
Outka, G. H. & Ramsey, P. (Eds.). Norm and Context in Christian Ethics. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968.
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Pannenberg, W. Ethics. (Crim, Keith, Trans.). Philadelphia: Westminster, 1981.
Payne, L. The Healing of the Homosexual (Ethics--Christian Homosexuality, Trans.). Westchester, IL: Crossway, 1984.
Porter, J. The Recovery of Virtue: The Relevance of Aquinas for Christian Ethics. London: SPCK, 1990.
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Purtill, R. L. Thinking About Ethics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1976.
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Rae, S. B. Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.
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Ramm, B. L. The Right, the Good, and the Happy. Waco, TX: Word, 1971.
Ramsey, P. Basic Christian Ethics. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 1950.
Ramsey, I. T. (Ed.). Christian Ethics and Contemporary Philosophy. London: SCM Press, 1966.
Ramsey, P. Deeds and Rules in Christian Ethics. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1967.
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Roberts, R. C. Emotions Among the Virtues of the Christian Life. Journal of Religious Ethics, 20, 37-68, 1992.
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Satinover, J. M. D. Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996.
Schmidt, T. E. Straight and Narrow? Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
Sigmund, P. E. (Ed.). St. Thomas Aquinas on Politics and Ethics. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Co., 1988.
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Smedes, L. B. Love Within Limits: A Realist’s View of I Corinthians 13. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1978.
_________. Mere Morality: What God Expects From Ordinary People. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1983.
________. Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve. New York: Pocket Books, 1984.
Stob, H. Ethical Reflections: Essays on Moral Themes. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1978.
Stott, J. Involvement: Being a Responsible Christian in a Non-Christian Society. Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, 1984.
Taylor, C. Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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Wennberg, R. N. Life in the Balance: Exploring the Abortion Controversy. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1985.
________. Terminal Choices: Euthanasia, Suicide, and the Right to Die. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1989.
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Wolterstorff, N. Until Justice and Peace Embrace. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1983.
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Wright, C. J. H. An Eye for an Eye: The Place of Old Testament Ethics Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983.
________. Walking in the Ways of the Lord: The Ethical Authority of the Old Testament. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
Yoder, J. H. The Politics of Jesus: Vicit Agnus Noster. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmanns, 1972.
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