Ethics in the Community of Promise

In this excellent and accessible introduction now in a second edition Childs helpfully articulates the shared features of Christian faith and shows how that communal commitment forms our values character virtues and eagerness to do what is right. Who we are informs what we choose. This dynamic dialogical basis for ethics is an open framework. Childs applies it to a host of tough real-life dilemmas such as affirmative action end-of-life decisions medical ethics truth telling environmental justice and war-making.Previously published by Fortress Press in 1992 as Faith Formation and Decision the new edition updates discussions throughout adds numerous cases and illustrations adds questions for discussion and items for further reading and contains a new section on courage.