Ethics and Society
Books on ethics and social issues, including biblical ethics and moral theology, environmental ethics, sexual morality, economic and social justice, and religion and politics.
Religion in the Anthropocene
By Celia Deane-Drummond, Sigurd Bergmann and Markus Vogt (editors)
A multidisciplinary collection of essays exploring the many social, ethical and theological aspects of the Anthropocene, the geological Age of Humans.
ISBN: 9780718847654
Restorative Christ:
Jesus, Justice, and Discipleship
By Geoff Broughton
An examination, combining scholarship, insight and practical experience, of the modern significance of restorative justice embodied in Jesus's life and death.
ISBN: 9780718893798
ISBN: 9780718843441
Returning to Reality:
Thomas Merton's Wisdom for a Technological Age
By Phillip M. Thompson
An insightful critique of the often unthinking technophilia that pervades our culture, as viewed through the lens of the spiritual writings of Thomas Merton.
ISBN: 9780718892951
ISBN: 9780718841515
Revivalism and Social Christianity:
The Prophetic Faith of Henri Nick and André Trocmé
By Christophe Chalamet
A study of the Social Christian movement within French Protestantism and its role in resisting the persecution of the Jews in World War Two.
ISBN: 9780718895037
ISBN: 9780718846022
The Road That I Must Walk:
A Disciple's Journey
By Darrin W. Snyder Belousek
An examination of the difficulties and uncertainties of Christian discipleship, featuring meditations on ethical, spiritual and biblical themes.
ISBN: 9780718893743
ISBN: 9780718843397
Safeguarding the Stranger:
An Abrahamic Theology and Ethic of Protective Hospitality
By Jayme R. Reaves
A theological exploration of protective hospitality in the three Abrahamic faiths and the lessons that can be learned for conflict resolution.
ISBN: 9780718895020
ISBN: 9780718846015
Setting the Captives Free:
The Bible and Human Trafficking
By Marion L.S. Carson
An examination of the complex attitudes towards slavery and prostitution in the Bible and drawing lessons for modern campaigners against human trafficking. Illustrated by Ian Smith.
ISBN: 9780718894382
ISBN: 9780718844714
Sex, Power, Control:
Responding to Abuse in the Institutional Church
By Fiona Gardner
A powerful and revealing account of how the Church of England failed to come to terms with the child abuse scandal within its own ranks.
ISBN: 9780718895624
Shaped for Service:
Ministerial Formation and Virtue Ethics
By Paul W. Goodliff
An examination of how virtue ethics can provide a framework for understanding and enhancing the practice of pastoral ministry.
ISBN: 9780718895211
ISBN: 9780718847364
Thomas Merton:
Twentieth-Century Wisdom for Twenty-First-Century Living
By Paul R. Dekar
An introduction to the ideas of the mystic and scholar Thomas Merton, his critique of modern society and his spiritual solution for Christian community.
ISBN: 9780718892593
ISBN: 9780718840693
Toward a Culture of Freedom:
Reflections on the Ten Commandments Today
By Thorwald Lorenzen
A highly accessible examination of the contemporary meaning and relevance of the Ten Commandments.
ISBN: 9780718891930
Trajectories of Justice:
What the Bible Says about Slaves, Women, and Homosexuality
By Robert Karl Gnuse
A re-examination of the Bible that reveals a message of liberation and dignity for the marginalised and oppressed.
ISBN: 9780718894306
