RELIGION & THEOLOGY 2011
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Social Ethics in<br />
the Making<br />
Interpreting an American Tradition<br />
Gary Dorrien<br />
Union Theological Seminary, USA<br />
Winner of the 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic<br />
Title Award<br />
In the early 1880s, proponents of what came to<br />
be called the social gospel founded what is now<br />
known as social ethics. This ambitious book describes the founding<br />
and development of social ethics as a discourse in the realms of the<br />
academy, church, and general public.<br />
Dorrien analyzes the three major traditions of social ethics,<br />
explains their revisions and offshoots, interprets evangelical and<br />
neoconservative alternatives, and delineates the various confessional<br />
and cultural standpoints from which religious thinkers have construed<br />
the social meaning of Christianity. Dorrien brings together prominent<br />
academic voices and important exponents of social Christianity,<br />
including pastors, movement activists, and self-styled public<br />
intellectuals. Engagingly written by one of the field’s leading figures,<br />
this book is set to become the definitive reference guide to the history<br />
and development of social ethics.<br />
752 pages • October 2010<br />
978-1-4051-8687-2 • HB (2008) • £85.00 / €112.00 / US$157.95 / AUD$170.00<br />
978-1-4443-3730-3 • PB • £24.99 / €29.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$49.95<br />
Christian Ethics<br />
A Brief History<br />
Michael Banner<br />
Trinity College, Cambridge, UK<br />
BESTSELLER<br />
Now in<br />
PAPERBACK<br />
Winner of the 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic<br />
Title Award<br />
“For a book so short, it is disproportionately powerful, and<br />
far from being an idiot’s guide it has its own distinctive<br />
voice and case to offer. “<br />
Regent’s Reviews<br />
Moral Struggle and<br />
New<br />
Religious Ethics<br />
On the Person as Classic in Comparative<br />
Theological Contexts<br />
David A. Clairmont<br />
University of Notre Dame, USA<br />
Moral Struggle and Religious Ethics examines<br />
the need that drives us from the comforts<br />
of our own religious traditions to learn about<br />
those that are unknown and even irreconcilably<br />
different. It takes as its theme a problem common throughout religions:<br />
that religious people do not always behave morally.<br />
Clairmont presents a fresh approach in his discussion of the challenges<br />
involved in living a moral life by offering an in-depth reading of the<br />
work of the two important religious figures: Bonaventure, a thirteenth<br />
century Roman Catholic priest and teacher in the Franciscan order,<br />
and Buddhaghosa, a fifth-century Theravada Buddhist monk. These<br />
two men offer crucial insights into the development of moral thinking<br />
in Christianity and Buddhism respectively. Clairmont’s comparison is<br />
centered on the struggle of both men to make sense of human moral<br />
weakness and their moral reflections on appropriate interaction with<br />
the world around them.<br />
272 pages • March <strong>2011</strong><br />
978-1-4443-3682-5 • HB • £70.00 / €89.90 / US$119.95 / AUD$<br />
An Introduction to Evolutionary<br />
Ethics<br />
Scott M. James<br />
University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA<br />
“In recent years evolutionary ethics has burgeoned in<br />
fascinating but sometimes confusing ways. James’<br />
judicious treatment of the field is well written, well<br />
organized, and well balanced. There is no better<br />
introductory text covering this ground.”<br />
Richard Joyce, University of Sydney<br />
Written in an engaging and accessible style, James presents an exciting<br />
study of the most up-to-date research and current issues being debated<br />
across both psychology and philosophy.<br />
RELIGIOUS ETHICS<br />
From questions about the status of early Christians who renounced their<br />
religion under Roman torture, through to current debates about euthanasia,<br />
Christianity has always had to grapple with complex moral problems. This<br />
book steers readers through these issues, providing a clear and decisive<br />
history of the main figures and texts in Christian ethics.<br />
Engaging with key figures such as Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Luther<br />
and Barth, it draws attention to the ways in which particular historical<br />
situations have unearthed different ethical dilemmas, and considers<br />
the contribution that Christian ethics can make to contemporary moral<br />
debates.<br />
Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion<br />
160 pages • 2009<br />
978-1-4051-1517-9 • HB • £50.00 / €65.90 / US$83.95 / AUD$99.95<br />
978-1-4051-1518-6 • PB • £14.99 / €19.90 / US$23.95 / AUD$29.95<br />
240 pages • November 2010<br />
978-1-4051-9397-9 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00<br />
978-1-4051-9396-2 • PB • £19.99 / €25.90 / US$34.95 / AUD$39.95<br />
Moral Psychology<br />
Historical and Contemporary Readings<br />
Edited by Thomas Nadelhoffer,<br />
Eddy Nahmias & Shaun Nichols<br />
Dickinson College, USA; Georgia State University,<br />
USA; University of Arizona, USA<br />
“The editors have done the field a great service by bringing<br />
together the various different traditions that shape<br />
contemporary moral psychology… The result is a real<br />
treasure, invaluable both for classroom instruction and<br />
for people who just want to get a sense for the best that moral psychology has<br />
to offer.” Joshua Knobe, Yale University<br />
Moral Psychology: Historical and Contemporary Readings is the first<br />
book to bring together the most significant contemporary and historical<br />
works on the topic from both philosophy and psychology.<br />
400 pages • December 2010<br />
978-1-4051-9020-6 • HB • £60.00 / €77.90 / US$99.95 / AUD$120.00<br />
978-1-4051-9019-0 • PB • £21.99 / €28.90 / US$44.95 / AUD$44.95<br />
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