Ethics in Religion Commons^™

"And Also Many Animals": Biblical Resources For Preaching About Creation, Kathryn M. Schifferdecker

Faculty Publications

The Bible offers the preacher a multitude of texts for preaching about creation and the environment. Preachers can and should use these resources to call hearers to join in the creative and redemptive work of God, in the name of Christ and for the sake of the world.

Tolerance And Democracy Instead Of Fundamentalism And Empire, Guillermo C. Hansen

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Practical Theology As Social Ethical Action In Christian Ministry: Implications From Emmanuel Levinas And Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Andrew Root

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Unchained Ministry: Paul's Roman Custody (Acts 21-28) And The Sociopolitical Outlook Of The Book Of Acts, Matthew L. Skinner

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Neoliberal Globalization: A Casus Confessionis, Guillermo C. Hansen

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"Thou Shalt Not Kill"--The First Commandment Of The Just War Tradition, Gary M. Simpson

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Stem Cell Research?: Yes--Out Of Love For The Neighbor, Alan G. Padgett

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Daunting, Indeed! A Critical Conversation With The Promise Of Lutheran Ethics, Gary M. Simpson

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The seven essayists in The Promise of Lutheran Ethics provide material for a fruitful conversation with the reviewer, which in turn provides food for thought for readers of the volume and the review.

The Christian Communio And The Question Of Identity, Guillermo C. Hansen

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Freedom And Truth In Veritatis Splendor And The Meaning Of Theonomy, Lois E. Malcolm

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Neither Euphoria Nor Defeatism: Christian Ethical Considerations On The New Epochal Changes In Latin America, Guillermo C. Hansen

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Pauline Ethics: Congregations As Communities Of Moral Deliberation, David E. Fredrickson

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Angry Love, Miroslav Kis

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The question of God’s wrath is an old thorny problem for Christian theology. Simply expressed, one wonders how can a loving God be angry when anger is associated with a loss of temper, and a loss of self-control, and love is expressed in forbearance, patience, and graciousness. Can love be angry?

Yet, the scriptures speak often about an angry God (Nehemiah 1:6; Mark 3:5; and John 2:13-17).

Some treated this problem as only a human metaphor. Others as a pedagogical tool. Cultural anthropologists saw in it a vestige of primitive fear of taboos.

Lactantius claims that God is slow to …

Teaching Ethics: Why Is It Important? How Should It Be Done?, Miroslav Kis

Faculty Publications

Ethics concerns every aspect of human life. This, logically, issues out of the Biblical view of the unity of human nature. Education, while compartmentalized didactically for the purpose of specialization, cannot be complete unless some interdisciplinary and essentially human needs are met as well. Seventh-day Adventist graduates in colleges Should not be only excellent nurses, skillful secretaries, money-making businessmen but also outstanding Christians within their vocation. The world does not need to see how one can be a Christian within the church building or setting. Rather, what difference does it make to see a Christian physician as com­pared to a …

Adventist And Politics: A Second Look, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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