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The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics
Stanley Hauerwas (Edited by), Samuel Wells (Edited by)
9781405150514, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 20 February 2006
528 pages
24.6 x 17.3 x 4 cm, 0.939 kg
"An important, often insightful and almost always provocative book that would be unwise to ignore." Studies in Christian Ethics "Substantial and significant… the early fruit of an important recent theological turn in theology, towards taking worship as a major source of insight, challenge and guidance… Stanley Hauerwas is probably the most creative, provocative, and exasperating theologian in the English-speaking world. He has enlisted a mighty band of able and argumentative disciples who dominate much theological discussion today, especially in Christian ethics." Times Literary Supplement "Love God and love your neighbour have been the twin commandments in the New Testament from the beginning. Nevertheless, worshipping God and practising neighbourly charity have usually gone in tandem, essential but separate activities. At best, moral theology may come in as a sequel or even appendix to dogmatics. The originality of this book lies in grounding Christian ethics not even in dogmatics but in the liturgy of the eucharist. Wonderfully worked out by the many fine scholars gathered by Hauerwas and Wells, this is a genuinely new turn in the history of Christian experience." Fergus Kerr, Regent, Blackfriars, Oxford “This accessible volume will interest undergraduates and more advanced scholars alike.” Karen Melham, Emory University “The volume offers a salutary reminder that Christian ethics is not simply one among other theoretical enterprises, but rather a sustained and disciplined attempt to understand the deepest dimensions of the Christian life. It rightly observes that Christian worship (at least when done well) is paradigmatic for discipleship and central means of moral information. The best chapters in this Companion communicate a deep sense of the distinctive nature of Christian ethics in a way that benefits us all.” Stephen J. Pope, Boston College "I recommend this work especially for faculty of Christian ethics courses and worship courses at seminaries and church affiliated colleges." Teaching Theology & Religion
The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics presents a comprehensive and systematic exposition of Christian ethics, seen through the lens of Christian worship.
List of Contributors x Preface xiii Part I Studying Ethics through Worship 1 1 Christian Ethics as Informed Prayer 2 The Gift of the Church and the Gifts God Gives It 3 Why Christian Ethics Was Invented 4 How the Church Managed Before There Was Ethics Part II Meeting God and One Another 51 5 Gathering: Worship, Imagination, and Formation 6 Greeting: Beyond Racial Reconciliation 7 Naming the Risen Lord: Embodied Discipleship and Masculinity 8 Being Reconciled: Penitence, Punishment, and Worship 9 Praising in Song: Beauty and the Arts 10 Collecting Praise: Global Culture Industries Part III Re-encountering the Story 139 11 Reading the Scriptures: Rehearsing Identity, Practicing Character 12 Listening: Authority and Obedience 13 Proclaiming: Naming and Describing 14 Deliberating: Justice and Liberation 15 Discerning: Politics and Reconciliation 16 Confessing the Faith: Reasoning in Tradition Part IV Being Embodied 223 17 Praying: Poverty 18 Interceding: Giving Grief to Management 19 Being Baptized: Bodies and Abortion 20 Becoming One Body: Health Care and Cloning 21 Becoming One Flesh: Marriage, Remarriage, and Sex 22 Sharing Peace: Discipline and Trust Part V Re-enacting the Story 303 23 Offering: Treasuring the Creation 24 Participating: Working toward Worship 25 Remembering: Offering our Gifts 26 Invoking: Globalization and Power 27 Breaking Bread: Peace and War 28 Receiving Communion: Euthanasia, Suicide, and Letting Die 29 Sharing Communion: Hunger, Food, and Genetically Modified Foods 30 Eating Together: Friendship and Homosexuality 31 Being Silent: Time in the Spirit 32 Being Thankful: Parenting the Mentally Disabled 33 Washing Feet: Preparation for Service Part VI Being Commissioned 453 34 Being Blessed: Wealth, Property, and Theft 35 Bearing Fruit: Conception, Children, and the Family 36 Being Sent: Witness Afterword Index 499
Stanley Hauerwas and Samuel Wells 3
Stanley Hauerwas and Samuel Wells 13
Stanley Hauerwas and Samuel Wells 28
Stanley Hauerwas and Samuel Wells 39
Philip Kenneson 53
Emmanuel Katongole 68
Amy Laura Hall 82
John Berkman 95
Kevin J. Vanhoozer 110
Michael L. Budde 123
Jim Fodor 141
Scott Bader-Saye 156
Charles Pinches 169
Daniel M. Bell, Jr 182
William T. Cavanaugh 196
Nicholas Adams 209
Kelly S. Johnson 225
Michael Hanby 237
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt 250
M. Therese Lysaught 263
David Matzko McCarthy 276
Paul J. Wadell 289
Ben Quash 305
R. R. Reno 319
D. Stephen Long and Tripp York 332
Timothy Jarvis Gorringe 346
Gerald W. Schlabach 360
Carole Bailey Stoneking 375
Robert Song 388
Joel James Shuman 401
Michael S. Northcott 414
Hans S. Reinders 427
Mark Thiessen Nation 441
Stephen Fowl 455
Joseph L. Mangina 468
Michael G. Cartwright 481
Rowan Williams 495
Subject Areas: Religion & beliefs [HR]
