Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective, Volume 2: Ethics and Theology by James M.

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Gustafson's two-volume work has been hailed as a major contribution to Christian ethics. In this second volume, Gustafson considers marriage, suicide, and the allocation of resources in famine and in biomedical research to develop an ethical outlook in which divine purpose is the basis of moral activity."Breadth and subtlety, wisdom and insight . . . Gustafson is a first-rate theologian."—"Commonweal""The two-volume work, now complete, will be a benchmark for discussions of Christian ethics for years to come. With it Gustafson becomes one of the thinkers by whom others can, by agreement or divergence, define their own ethics."—Roger L. Shinn, "Christianity and Crisis""Gustafson's theocentrism is an original and creative contribution to modern ethical discussion."—Douglas Sturm, "Ethics"

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Gustafson's two-volume work has been hailed as a major contribution to Christian ethics. In this second volume, Gustafson considers marriage, suicide, and the allocation of resources in famine and in biomedical research to develop an ethical outlook in which divine purpose is the basis of moral activity. "Breadth and subtlety, wisdom and insight . . . Gustafson is a first-rate theologian."—Commonweal "The two-volume work, now complete, will be a benchmark for discussions of Christian ethics for years to come. With it Gustafson becomes one of the thinkers by whom others can, by agreement or divergence, define their own ethics."—Roger L. Shinn, Christianity and Crisis"Gustafson's theocentrism is an original and creative contribution to modern ethical discussion."—Douglas Sturm, Ethics

Author Biography

James M. Gustafson is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Humanities and Comparative Studies at Emory University. His other books include Can Ethics Be Christian? and Protestant and Roman Catholic Ethics, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Theocentric Ethics in Profile 2. Benchmarks from Theology Karl Barth Thomas Aquinas Karl Rahner Paul Ramsey 3. Benchmarks from Moral Philosophy Utilitarianism Kant 4. A Brief Transition 5. Marriage and Family An Interpretation Our Being in Marriage and Family Our Doing in Marriage and Family Marriage, Family, and Social Ethics "Schools" for Piety and Morality The Religious and Moral Wisdom of the Marriage Service 6. Suicide Arguments from the Literature An Interpretation of Suicide Response from a Theocentric Perspective 7. Population and Nutrition Religious and Theological Reflections Some Variables Some Ethical Approaches The Approach from Theocentric Ethics 8. Allocation of Biomedical Research Funding Some Social Analysis Types of Criteria Reflections from a Theocentric Perspective 9. Conclusions Man's Being Man's Doing Communities of Moral Discourse A Code: God Will Be God Index

Details ISBN0226311139 Author James M. Gustafson Short Title ETHICS FROM A THEOCENTRIC PERS Pages 333 Language English ISBN-10 0226311139 ISBN-13 9780226311135 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1992 Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Edition New edition Subtitle Ethics and Theology DOI 10.1604/9780226311135 UK Release Date 1992-11-01 AU Release Date 1992-11-01 NZ Release Date 1992-11-01 US Release Date 1992-11-01 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 1992-11-01 DEWEY 291.5 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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