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RELIGIOUS ETHICS Understanding Religious Ethics Charles Mathewes University of Virginia, USA Key TEXTBOOK “This splendid volume from a distinguished scholar and teacher is the best available general introduction to comparative religious ethics…” Eric Gregory, Princeton University This accessible introduction to religious ethics focuses on the major forms of ethical reasoning encompassing the three “Abrahamic” religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It examines the ethical dimensions of these faiths, both individually and comparatively, by exploring how and what they think about a series of important issues such as friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgiveness and its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, and the meaning of work, career, and vocation. In doing all of this, the book offers insight both into these particular traditions and into the common moral challenges confronting all people today. 280 pages • March 2010 978-1-4051-3351-7 • HB • £55.00 / €67.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$110.00 978-1-4051-3352-4 • PB • £22.99 / €27.90 / US$39.95 / AUD$47.95 Introducing Christian Ethics Key TEXTBOOK Samuel Wells & Ben Quash Duke University, USA; King’s College, London, UK “Wells’ and Quash’s typology of ethics (universal, subversive, and ecclesial) is a stroke of genius and a genuine contribution to the field.” Dan Bell, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Written by two well-known theologians, the book encompasses Christian ethics in its entirety, but also offers a new way of viewing this subject. Wells and Quash approach it from three perspectives: universal (ethics for anyone); subversive (ethics for the excluded); and ecclesial (ethics for the church). In doing so, they are able to highlight the sharp distinctions between ethical approaches that are sometimes perceived as antagonistic, whilst providing a balance between description, analysis, and critique. The text may be used independently, or alongside a companion volume of readings, Christian Ethics: An Introductory Reader. 400 pages • February 2010 978-1-4051-5277-8 • HB • £55.00 / €69.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00 978-1-4051-5276-1 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$39.95 Comparative Religious Ethics A Narrative Approach to Global Ethics 2nd Edition Darrell J. Fasching, Dell Dechant & David Lantigua University of South Florida, USA; University of South Florida, USA; University of Notre Dame, USA The new edition of this popular textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent global developments. The book retains the unique and compelling narrative-style approach which has proved so successful with students; reflecting the ways in which ancient stories from diverse religions, such as the Bhagavad Gita and the lives of Jesus and Buddha, have been used to project an ethical framework and provide ethical orientation in the modern world. New to this edition are discussions of globalization and its influence on cross-cultural and comparative ethics, economic dimensions to ethics, Gandhian traditions, and global ethics in an age of terrorism. The book also considers Chinese influences on Thich Nhat Hanhs Zen Buddhism, and Augustine’s Confessions. Greater in-depth discussions are included on Asian religions, quest narratives, and the religious and philosophical approach to ethics in the West. 396 pages • April 2011 978-1-4443-3133-2 • PB • £21.99 / €27.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$47.95 First edition (2000): 978-0-631-20125-0 •PB •£24.99 / €32.90 / US$59.95 / AUD$49.95 Virtue and Vice, Moral and Epistemic Edited by Heather Battaly Series: Metaphilosophy 256 pages • October 2010 978-1-4443-3562-0 • PB £19.99 / €24.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95 New EDITION Christian Ethics An Introductory Reader Edited by Samuel Wells Duke University, USA “Clear, sharply focused and precisely what is needed. This book is enlightening and potentially transformative... offers a rich, deep and accessible way of practicing ethics.” John Swinton, University of Aberdeen Christian Ethics: An Introductory Reader represents the entire canon of Christian ethics, including first-hand accounts from major figures in the theological and ecclesial tradition. Readers are introduced to foundational figures such as Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, and Barth; as well as contemporary theorists including Paul Ramsey, Jürgen Moltmann, Stanley Hauerwas, Oliver ODonovan, and Wendell Berry. The notable figures of Ghandi and Martin Luther King, are also discussed. Use independently or alongside Introducing Christian Ethics to give students a fascinating insight into the evolution of Christian ethical thought. 360 pages • April 2010 978-1-4051-6886-1 • HB • £55.00 / €69.90 / US$89.95 / AUD$110.00 978-1-4051-6887-8 • PB • £19.99 / €24.90 / US$49.95 / AUD$39.95 God and Morality A Philosophical History John E. Hare 320 pages • 2009 978-1-4051-9598-0 • PB £18.99 / €24.90 / US$31.95 / AUD$37.95 Key TEXTBOOK 22 Religion 2011.indd 22 1/6/11 4:11:51 PM
Social Ethics in the Making Interpreting an American Tradition Gary Dorrien Union Theological Seminary, USA Winner of the 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award In the early 1880s, proponents of what came to be called the social gospel founded what is now known as social ethics. This ambitious book describes the founding and development of social ethics as a discourse in the realms of the academy, church, and general public. Dorrien analyzes the three major traditions of social ethics, explains their revisions and offshoots, interprets evangelical and neoconservative alternatives, and delineates the various confessional and cultural standpoints from which religious thinkers have construed the social meaning of Christianity. Dorrien brings together prominent academic voices and important exponents of social Christianity, including pastors, movement activists, and self-styled public intellectuals. Engagingly written by one of the field’s leading figures, this book is set to become the definitive reference guide to the history and development of social ethics. 752 pages • October 2010 978-1-4051-8687-2 • HB (2008) • £85.00 / €112.00 / US$157.95 / AUD$170.00 978-1-4443-3730-3 • PB • £24.99 / €29.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$49.95 Christian Ethics A Brief History Michael Banner Trinity College, Cambridge, UK BESTSELLER Now in PAPERBACK Winner of the 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award “For a book so short, it is disproportionately powerful, and far from being an idiot’s guide it has its own distinctive voice and case to offer. “ Regent’s Reviews Moral Struggle and New Religious Ethics On the Person as Classic in Comparative Theological Contexts David A. Clairmont University of Notre Dame, USA Moral Struggle and Religious Ethics examines the need that drives us from the comforts of our own religious traditions to learn about those that are unknown and even irreconcilably different. It takes as its theme a problem common throughout religions: that religious people do not always behave morally. Clairmont presents a fresh approach in his discussion of the challenges involved in living a moral life by offering an in-depth reading of the work of the two important religious figures: Bonaventure, a thirteenth century Roman Catholic priest and teacher in the Franciscan order, and Buddhaghosa, a fifth-century Theravada Buddhist monk. These two men offer crucial insights into the development of moral thinking in Christianity and Buddhism respectively. Clairmont’s comparison is centered on the struggle of both men to make sense of human moral weakness and their moral reflections on appropriate interaction with the world around them. 272 pages • March 2011 978-1-4443-3682-5 • HB • £70.00 / €89.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$ An Introduction to Evolutionary Ethics Scott M. James University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA “In recent years evolutionary ethics has burgeoned in fascinating but sometimes confusing ways. James’ judicious treatment of the field is well written, well organized, and well balanced. There is no better introductory text covering this ground.” Richard Joyce, University of Sydney Written in an engaging and accessible style, James presents an exciting study of the most up-to-date research and current issues being debated across both psychology and philosophy. RELIGIOUS ETHICS From questions about the status of early Christians who renounced their religion under Roman torture, through to current debates about euthanasia, Christianity has always had to grapple with complex moral problems. This book steers readers through these issues, providing a clear and decisive history of the main figures and texts in Christian ethics. Engaging with key figures such as Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Luther and Barth, it draws attention to the ways in which particular historical situations have unearthed different ethical dilemmas, and considers the contribution that Christian ethics can make to contemporary moral debates. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion 160 pages • 2009 978-1-4051-1517-9 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$83.95 / AUD$99.95 978-1-4051-1518-6 • PB • £14.99 / €19.90 / US$23.95 / AUD$29.95 240 pages • November 2010 978-1-4051-9397-9 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00 978-1-4051-9396-2 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95 Moral Psychology Historical and Contemporary Readings Edited by Thomas Nadelhoffer, Eddy Nahmias & Shaun Nichols Dickinson College, USA; Georgia State University, USA; University of Arizona, USA “The editors have done the field a great service by bringing together the various different traditions that shape contemporary moral psychology… The result is a real treasure, invaluable both for classroom instruction and for people who just want to get a sense for the best that moral psychology has to offer.” Joshua Knobe, Yale University Moral Psychology: Historical and Contemporary Readings is the first book to bring together the most significant contemporary and historical works on the topic from both philosophy and psychology. 400 pages • December 2010 978-1-4051-9020-6 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00 978-1-4051-9019-0 • PB • £21.99 / €28.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$44.95 23 Religion 2011.indd 23 1/6/11 4:11:52 PM
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