In the Fray: Contesting Christian Public Ethics, 1994-2013

In the Fray: Contesting Christian Public Ethics, 1994-2013

In the Fray collects David Gushee's most significant essays over twenty years as a Christian intellectual. Most of the essays were written in situations of ethical conflict on the highly contested ground of Christian public ethics. Topics addressed include torture, climate change, marriage and divorce, the treatment of gays and lesbians in the church, war, genocide, nuclear weapons, race, global poverty, faith and politics, Israel/Palestine, and even whether Christian ethics is a real academic discipline. Quite visible in the collection is Gushee's deep research interest in the Nazi era in Germany and how the churches fared in resisting Nazi intimidations and seductions and, finally, the Holocaust. All essays reflect the desire for a church that has learned the lessons of that period-a church with resistance to racism, militarism, nationalism, and other social-ideological toxins, and with the discernment and courage to resist these in favor of a courageous allegiance to the lordship of Christ at the time of testing. Considerable attention is directed to contesting some of the public ethics found in the author's own US evangelical Christian community. Concluding reflections on Gushee's ethical vision are offered in an illuminating essay by senior Christian ethicist Glen Harold Stassen.
Country USA
Brand Cascade Books
Manufacturer Cascade Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-05-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781625640444

Country	USA
Brand	Cascade Books
Manufacturer	Cascade Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-05-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781625640444

In the Fray: Contesting Christian Public Ethics, 1994-2013

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