Re° - Ethics 1

This survey text for Christian ethics courses traces the sources and traditions which define the history and development of contemporary ethical principles and laws. Distinctive in her approach, Dee……続きを見る

Karen Armstrong explains how to practise the religion of compassion that her last books have preached. In November 2009 Armstrong and TED launched The Charter of Compassion, which states that "We ca……続きを見る

Examines the particulars behind eight crucial moral issues of the day and challenges the reader to take a personal stand on them.続きを見る

The Old Testament is a problem for many Christians. Some find it puzzling, or even offensive; others seem to glibly misuse it for their own ends. There are few resources aimed at enabling ordinary C……続きを見る

Classic theories of Aristotle, Kant, and Mill have influenced Christian thought in morality and ethics for centuries. But they can go only so far, Wyndy Corbin Reuschling writes in Reviving Evangeli……続きを見る

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was standing on the parade ground, where the prisoners were mustering for the roll call. I had not fetche……続きを見る

How do modern Jews understand virtues such as courage, humility, justice, solidarity, or love? In truth: they have fiercely debated how to interpret them. This groundbreaking anthology of musar (Jew……続きを見る

In the spring of 2013, seventeen people gathered at the North Carolina state legislature to protest extreme legislation passed by the General Assembly attacking health insurance, unemployment insura……続きを見る

How we come to our conclusions about ethical issues matters as much as the specific policies or practices we commend. This book argues that four key doctrines form a theological perspective for envi……続きを見る

Che cosa significa dire che la vita è sacra? Si tratta soltanto di un postulato appartenente alla tradizione giudeo-cristiana o è un concetto che può essere valido per tutti? Serve ancora per la bio……続きを見る

Many people struggle throughout their lives, unable to identify the source of great inner existential discontent. No matter their material comfort or good fortune, they cannot escape the idea that t……続きを見る

**A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound exploration of the spiritual power of natureーand an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life.** Since the beginning of time, humankind has ……続きを見る

A Black-Jewish dialogue lifts a veil on these groups’ unspoken history, shedding light on the challenges and promises facing American democracy from its inception to the present In this uniquely str……続きを見る

Bloggers confessing that they waste food, non-governmental organizations naming corporations selling unsustainably harvested seafood, and veterans apologizing to Native Americans at the Standing Roc……続きを見る

In an era of climate change, deforestation, melting ice caps, poisoned environments, and species loss, many people are turning to the power of the arts and humanities for sustainable solutions to gl……続きを見る

For many years many Christians have exhibited bumper stickers and wrist bands challenging themselves to live up to WWJD-What Would Jesus Do? Now Andrew Fiala, a professor who has encountered many su……続きを見る

Знай, брате, что есть восемь помыслов, воюющих с монахом, как говорят св. отцы. Первый - чревоугодия; второй - злой и срамной похоти; третий - сребролюбия; четвертый - печали; пятый - гнева; шестой ……続きを見る

Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. In this book, award-winning histori……続きを見る

Organspende kann Leben retten. Doch viele Menschen haben Angst davor, Opfer von Manipulation und medizinischen Fehlern zu werden. Andere sehen eine Spende als unrechtmäßigen Eingriff in die Schöpfun……続きを見る

Secondo Sant’Agostino, la vita pastorale del sacerdote è amoris officium, compito di amore. Eppure, come ha osservato Erich Fromm, l’amore non è «facile per nessuno, qualunque sia il grado di maturi……続きを見る

A due mesi dagli eventi del maggio 1968, che avevano innescato, tra l’altro, la cosiddetta «rivoluzione sessuale», Paolo VI firma e promulga la sua settima e ultima lettera enciclica, conosciuta uni……続きを見る

A partire dai dati scientifici sullo stato del pianeta, dalle indicazioni del magistero e dalla riflessione della teologia e dell'etica ecologica, il volume propone di educare al creato offrendo un ……続きを見る

This book critiques the Rawlsian concepts of “justice as fairness” and “public reason” from the perspective of Christian political theory and practice. The Rawlsian paradigm has become pervasive in ……続きを見る

Archbishop Rowan Williams is the most gifted Anglican priest of his generation. His views are consistent and orthodox and yet he has been consistently misunderstood - especially in relation to his v……続きを見る

Im Mittelpunkt des Buchs steht die Frage, wie heute menschliches Leben im Medium des Unternehmens als geschöpfliches Leben erscheinen kann. Hierfür dienen neben biblischen Zeugnissen, Texten Martin ……続きを見る

The doctrine of purgatory - the state after death in which Christians undergo punishment by God for unforgiven sins - raises many questions. What is purgatory like? Who experiences it? Does purgator……続きを見る

Кто хочет говорить или слушать о Боге, тот должен знать, что не все, касательно Божества и Его Домостроительства, невыразимо, но и не все удобовыразимо, не все непознаваемо, но и не все познаваемо; ……続きを見る

Душеполезная повесть о жизни Варлаама и Иоасафа, принесенная из страны внутреннейшей Эфиопии, называемой Индиею, во Святый Град (т.е. Иерусалим) Иоанном Дамаскиным - мужем честным и добродетельным, ……続きを見る

Cultiver l'excellence éthique ! De nos jours, l'humanité semble s'enfoncer dangereusement dans le mensonge et l'immoralité, au nom de la réussite sociale matérialiste... Il est grand temps que de no……続きを見る

Unknown to most outside observers, from the earliest days of embryonic stem cell research through today's latest developments, Christian theologians have been actively involved with leading laborato……続きを見る