CE 131 - Christian Ethics in a Postmodern World

Christian Ethics in a Postmodern World: The book's title has changed, but the contents remain the same. For Christians, ethics must be rooted in the absolutes of God's Word. This course examines critical questions such as abortion, euthanasia, bioethics, human sexuality, politics, war, capital punishment, race, the arts, and the environment, from a biblical viewpoint.

James P. Eckman, 96 pages, paper, ISBN 0-910566-79-8

There is a difference between "ethics" and "morals." Ethics do not change. Morals reflect the changing whims of culture. For the Christian, ethics must be rooted in the absolutes revealed in God's Word to inform and nurture our moral conduct. Followers of Christ must learn to think biblically. A Christian approach to complex ethical topics in the postmodern era challenges us to identify how we relate to culture.

As a church historian, Eckman argues that Christians, who hold to a set of ethical absolutes, have related to their culture in one of three ways: separation, accommodation, or transformation. This book explores a synthesis of all three, viewed through the lens of Scripture, to formulate a strategy for today. Critical ethical questions on abortion, euthanasia, bioethics, human sexuality, politics, war, capital punishment, work, race, the arts, and the environment are threads that weave the moral fabric to which believers must come to terms.

Table of Contents

1. Ethics: An Introduction

2. Ethical Options for the Christian

3. How Should a Christian Relate to Culture?

4. Abortion

5. Euthanasia

6. Bioethics

7. Human Sexuality

8. The Christian and Politics

9. The Ethical Challenge war and Capital Punishment

10. The Ethics of Work and Race

11. The Christian, The Arts, and Entertainment

12. The Christian and The Environment

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