Do Morals Matter? A Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics

Name: Do Morals Matter? A Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics
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ISBN: 9781405153782

ISBN-10: 1405153784

ISBN-13: 9781405153782

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ian S. Markham

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Do Morals Matter? is an accessible and informed guide to contemporary ethical issues that reflects upon the intersection of religion and morality. An informal yet informed guide through the key ethical issues we are facing today, from moral decision making in business and medicine, to the uncertainty of war and terrorism, and the condition of our environment. Reflects on religion's intersection with morality, exploring the challenge of pluralism in major world religions, and the question of Humanism and God's role in ethics. Considers the forecast of future situations that will be affected by today's ethical decisions. Questions what accounts for the variances in ethical beliefs…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Thinking about ethics


Part 1



Why not do wrong?



Is the ethical a human construct or a factual realm?



Do you just do what is right or do you try to predict the outcomes?



Natural law and virtue ethics



Ethics and the Bible



Learning from the wisdom of the world



Humanism: do we need God to realize that people just matter?



Ethical Dilemmas



Dilemmas in bed



Dilemmas in business



Dilemmas in medicine



Dilemmas involving violence and power



Dilemmas in government and leadership



Dilemmas and the future: the environment, animals, and plants



Making a Decision



Becoming a morally serious person



Taking an ethical position


Index