Christian Ethics Volume 2 -Pure Ethics

Readings in Christian Ethics Issues and Applications, Volume 2

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What makes Biblio different? Sign In Register Help Cart 0. Baker Academic, October 1, ;. The space provided to discuss the different ethical issues is limited, so his treatment is not thorough or as technical as some may like. However, this section will introduce the reader to the complexity of the issues, address the issues, and prepare the reader for more in-depth material.

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In all the following chapters, Geisler distinguishes among specific positions and lays out the debate clearly. The following chapter reviews will be shorter than in Part 1. Abortion Geisler begins his investigation of abortion by pointing out that the whole debate centers on the humanity of the fetus. From this he establishes that there are three different positions on abortion: Abortion anytime, abortion sometimes, and no abortions at all. He lays out the biblical, scientific, philosophical, and emotional arguments for each position, then offers critique for the first two options and answers objections to the third the one he holds.

He points out that euthanasia can fall into several categories: He provides the arguments for each and critiques the views opposed to his. He then gives a defense for his own view.

Biomedical Issues In chapter 10 Geisler attempts to cover a host of biomedical issues at the same time by looking at the foundations of the different views. He establishes what the humanistic view entails: He evaluates these foundations then provides the Christian alternatives: Capital Punishment Chapter 11 covers three different views on the issue of capital punishment: He provides the philosophical, social, and biblical arguments for each position, then provides a critique of each one. War Chapter 12 tackles the ethics of war. Geisler presents the two extremes: Activism being the view that one should engage in all wars commanded by his government.

Pacifism being the view that no war should ever be engaged in.

Geisler presents the biblical and philosophical arguments for each view then analyzes them. He puts forth the strengths and weaknesses of each view and show where each view is right. He then provides a balanced view: This view holds that some wars are just but not all.

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He provides the arguments for it then offers the its weaknesses. Civil Disobedience Related to the ethical question of war is the justification of civil disobedience.

Geisler begins this chapter by explaining that the ethical rightness or wrongness of the American Revolution is at stake with this question. As with the other ethical issues, he provides both sides from the secular and biblical perspectives. He provides counter-points and shows the strengths and weaknesses of each view. He takes the reader through the logical struggle and eventually gives his view on the American Revolution. Homosexuality Along side abortion the issue of homosexuality is one of the most heated and debated ethical issues today.

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In Chapter 14 Geisler looks at it from both sides. He provides arguments for and against homosexuality being ethical from both a biblical and secular perspective. He offers counter-arguments for both sides sometimes in the context of the argument for the other side; others are more direct and explicit. He takes the position that homosexuality is ethically wrong. However, he ends the chapter discussing how Christians should approach the topic and people who are homosexual.

He is adamant that the debate be focused on the behavior rather than the individual. Marriage and Divorce In this chapter Geisler looks at marriage, divorce, and remarriage. He describes the Christian view of marriage, then goes into the differing views on divorce and remarriage. The three views that he evaluates are: He looks at the merits of each view and the arguments for each position.

He offers his critique of them and provides a conclusion that takes the biblically sound portions of each and combines it into one coherent view. Ecology In the final chapter of Christian Ethics Geisler tackles the proper treatment of the environment. Geisler describes two extreme positions: The former sees man as dominator of nature and can exploit it however seen fit.

The latter sees man as a part of and servant to nature, thus no benefit may be derived from nature at the cost of nature.

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