1. Edition - March 2010
30.90 Euro
2010. 280 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-3352-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3352-4 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Short description
This introduction to religious ethics focuses on the major forms of ethical reasoning encompassing the three 'Abrahamic' religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Mathewes considers both ethical reasoning and how that reasoning reveals insights into a religious tradition. The book draws on a range of moral issues, such as examples arising from friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgiveness and its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, and the meaning of work, and vocation. Offering concrete topics for interfaith discussions, this is an insightful introduction to a fast-growing field of interest.

From the contents
Acknowledgments .

Introduction: Conviction and Argument.

Part I: Preliminaries.

Part II: Personal Matters.

Part III: Social Matters.

Part IV: The Last Things.

Conclusion: What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?

Index.