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Ecological Ethics
- Challenged to determine the efficacy of Christian theology for addressing human-induced problems that are imperilling species, ecosystems, and the biosphere of Earth, theologians have been responding in a variety of ways for several decades. Some theologians have corrected uninformed interp...
- Author
- Jame Schaefer
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Ethics
Ethics in Islam
- It may be argued that religion, in its most elemental form, comprises two dimensions: (1) a worldview or weltanschauung, that is to say, a conception about the nature and structure of reality (i.e. ‘what exists?’), and (2) a conception about the nature of the good, that is to say, a code of...
- Author
- Atif Khalil
- Faith tradition
- Islam
- Topics
- Ethics
Jewish Ethics
- Before modern times, there was no systematic account of Jewish ethics. This can be attributed to the fact that Jewish tradition never considered ethics an autonomous subject matter or mode of inquiry. There is no indigenous Hebrew word for ethics, describing what ancient Greek thinkers used t...
- Author
- Eugene Korn
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Ethics
Stranger – Ger
- The commandment to protect the ger, often translated as stranger, is asserted several times in the Torah. The book of Exodus requires the Israelites ‘not to do wrong to a ger or oppress them’ (22:21). Leviticus teaches that a ger who resides with Israelites shall be treated as an Israelite ci...
- Author
- Armin Langer
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Ethics
Justice and Rights
- The aim of this article is to give the reader a synoptic view of justice in the thought of the Christian church and, more briefly, in its practice, over the centuries and today. Scripture is foundational in the thought and life of the church, so the article begins by taking note of ...
- Author
- Nicholas Wolterstorff
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Ethics
Christian Ethics
- Christian ethics encompasses a rich tapestry of moral thought and practice that is deeply rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the broader Christian tradition. Contributed by scholars from diverse traditions and perspectives around the world, this article evidences both unifying and ...
- Author
- Esther D. Reed, Dion Forster, and Rudolf von Sinner with Ernst M. Conradie, Jörg Haustein, Daniel Heide, Ángel F. Méndez-Montoya, and Upolu Lumā Vaai
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Ethics
Moral Injury
- Moral injury refers to the experience of enduring and sustained negative moral emotions – primarily guilt, shame, anger, and contempt – that result from the betrayal, violation, or suppression of deeply held moral values. Separate but often co-occurring with the constellation of physiologic...
- Author
- Brian Powers
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Ethics
Christian Feminist Theological Ethics
- Christian feminist theological ethics represents a transformative approach to Christian ethics that emphasizes the importance of women's experiences and perspectives in theological discourse. As Hilde Lindemann has written, ‘Feminist ethics isn’t a branch of ethics – it’s a way of doing eth...
- Author
- Cristina L. H. Traina
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Ethics
Free Will
- Free will is a perennial theological and philosophical topic. As a central dogmatic locus, it has been implicated in debates about core Christian doctrines, such as grace, salvation, sin, providence, evil, and predestination. Despite its venerable history in both philosophy and theology, ...
- Author
- Aku Visala
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence, Ethics
Children and Christian Theology
- Children and childhood are increasingly considered as a theological concern. In this contribution, an overview of various perspectives on children, childhood, and Christian theology is presented. The article describes a diversity of images of children as they figure in social sciences, in bib...
- Author
- Annemie Dillen
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture, Ethics
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