Introducing Christian Ethics

Scott B. Rae (PhD, University of Southern California) is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Philosophy and Christian Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California.

• Tentative Table of Contents (questions need work)Chapter 1: What is the big deal about being moral? Starting at the BeginningChapter 2: Are God’s commands the ultimate source for morality? Theological EthicsChapter 3: Why can’t we make up our own moral rules for ourselves? Cultural Views of MoralityChapter 4: What do I do when I am in a moral dilemma what do I do? Moral Decision MakingChapter 5: What’s wrong by having an abortion? AbortionChapter 6: How on earth can you say that an embryo is a person? Embryo and Stem Cell ResearchChapter 7: What do you say about all the technological options to a couple who is wrestling with infertility? Reproductive TechnologiesChapter 8: What’s wrong with using biotechnology in gender selection? Genetics and BiotechnologyChapter 9: Don’t you think capital punishment is barbaric? The Death PenaltyChapter 10: Isn’t denying same-sex marriage unfair? Sexual EthicsChapter 11: How come every Christian is not a pacifist? War and MoralityChapter 12: Isn’t the pastorate or the mission field a higher calling? Vocation and CallingChapter 13: Does the Bible mandate either socialism or capitalism? Ethics and EconomicsChapter 14: Do good ethics make for good business? Ethics in the Workplace