Scott B. Rae
Autore di Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics
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Scott B. Rae (PhD, University of Southern California) is professor of Christian ethics and dean of faculty at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, where he also serves as senior advisor to the president for university mission. He is the author of several books including Introducing mostra altro Christian Ethics, Doing the Right Thing, and Beyond Integrity (with Kenman L. Wong). mostra meno
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Christian Perspectives on Being Human: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Integration (1993) — Collaboratore — 45 copie
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Doing the Right Thing is intended to be a companion book to the film series by the same name produced by Chuck Colson. Containing six short chapters, the first, “We’re in an Ethical Mess!” is an attempt to answer the question, how did we get into this ethical mess? The second chapter “Is There a Moral Law We Can Know?” brings out the foundational ideas of the book. The third chapter “If We Know What’s Right, Can We Do It?” is an important question which needs an answer. The fourth chapter “What Does It Mean To Be Human?” takes a look at ethics in medicine and health. And the fifth and sixth chapters “Ethics in the Marketplace” and “Ethics in Public Life” deal with the subjects as their titles suggest.
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon the world, says the French existentialist philosopher Albert Camus. From a Christian worldview, the motive for living a good life has more depth, to be worthy of the calling to which we have been called, to be worthy of God, and to be worthy of the ultimate sacrifice that Christ made on the cross.… (altro)