Christian Ethics

A Brief History

Michael Banner (Trinity College, Cambridge, UK)

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Wiley-Blackwell
31 March 2009

Religious ethics; Christianity

Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion

This enlightening book steers readers through the challenges and moral issues, providing a clear and decisive history of the main figures and texts in Christian ethics.

A short and lively history of Christian ethics, exploring how Christianity has always had to grapple with complex moral problems - from questions about the status of early Christians who renounced their religion under Roman torture, through to current debates about euthanasia

Engages with the main texts and figures in Christian ethics, including Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Luther and Barth

Considers questions such as human will, the proper form of Christian life, natural law, and whether human nature is at odds with Christian ethics

Concludes with a thought-provoking chapter considering the role that Christian ethics can play in contemporary moral debates and ethical dilemmas

By: Michael Banner (Trinity College Cambridge UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9781405115179
ISBN 10: 1405115173
Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 31 March 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Banner is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and has held chairs at the University of Edinburgh and King's college, London. He has also chaired an advisory panel on issues to do with the use of animals in scientific experiments, and is a board member of the Human Tissue Authority. He is the author of Christian Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems (1999) and The Justification of Science and the Rationality of Religious Belief (1990).

Reviews for Christian Ethics: A Brief History

"""One might expect such a history to begin with the Bible, but Banner starts with a small work from the early Church: the Rule of St. Benedict (550 C.E.), which he claims is the paradigmatic framework with which to understand Christian ethics. . . Although Banner states that he does not intend to defend Christianity, his positive opinion of it emerges (which is not of itself a short-coming)."" (Philosophy in Review, August 2010) ""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, April 2010) ""As the title of the present volume indicates, the aim of the book is to provide a brief history of Christian ethics. The author does this by engaging with key figures and their thought, including Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Martin Luther, which allows him to draw out the challenges to Christian ethics, which Nietzsche and other nineteenth-century thinkers as well as contemporary relativism have presented."" (Journal of Contemporary Religion) ""This book is part of a series that aims to present 'brief, accessible, and lively accounts of key topics within theology and religion.' This history of Christian ethics succeeds in all three aims."" (CHOICE, October 2009)"