(Ebook) Kingdom ethics Following Jesus in contemporary context 1st edition by Glen Stassen, David Gushee 0830826688 9780830826681

(Ebook) Kingdom ethics Following Jesus in contemporary context 1st edition by Glen Stassen, David Gushee 0830826688 9780830826681

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ISBN-10 :  0830826688

ISBN-13 :  9780830826681

Author:  Glen H. Stassen, David P. Gushee  

A Christianity Today 2004 Book of the Year In this masterful and innovative book Glen H. Stassen and David P. Gushee join profound ethical reflection with faith in Jesus Christ, a life of discipleship and the hope of the present and coming kingdom of God. The result is a challenging, comprehensive treatment of Christian ethics centered on the life and teachings of Jesus. Drawing on detailed studies of the Sermon on the Mount, Stassen and Gushee shed light on the whole of biblical ethical teaching as it relates to a wide range of issues, including peacemaking, just war, nonviolence, sexuality and gender roles, marriage and divorce, race, economics, care of creation, prayer and politics. Their work yields neither an impossible idealism, nor an abstract ethical system, nor a generic religious legalism. Rather Stassen and Gushee set forth a holistic ethic that motivates us and provides us with a practical basis for living under the lordship of Jesus Christ.

Kingdom ethics. Following Jesus in contemporary context 1st Table of contents:

Section 1: The Reign of God and Christian Character
1 The Reign of God
The Seven Marks of God’s Reign
Jesus, the Kingdom and the Sermon on the Mount
2 Virtues of Kingdom People
The Beatitudes: The Idealistic Interpretation
A Grace-Based Prophetic Interpretation
Which Virtues?
Virtues Elsewhere in the Biblical Drama
How Shall We Relate Gospel Virtues to Traditional Virtues?
3 Holistic Character Ethics
Character Ethics as a Better Way of Reasoning
The Four Dimensions of Holistic Character Ethics
The Way of Reasoning Dimension
The Basic Convictions Dimension
The Passions/Loyalties Dimension
The Perception Dimension
Joseph Kotva: Is Character Ethics Salvation by Works?
Jean Porter: Does Character Ethics Abandon Principles?
Fritz Stern: Is Character Ethics the Inward Emigration of Despair?
Antidotes to Inward Emigration
Validation by Historical Fruits
Section II: The Way of Jesus and Prophetic Authority
4 Authority and Scripture
Sources of Authority for Christian Ethics
Jesus and the Sources of Authority
Classic and Contemporary Voices in Christian Ethics
Jesus, Scripture and Ethics
Jesus and Scripture
Classic and Contemporary Voices in Christian Ethics
5 The Form and Function of Moral Norms
Four Levels of Moral Norms in Christian Ethics
Which Level Is Most Important?
Teleology Versus Deontology
Practices, Virtues and Embodied Drama
6 The Transforming Initiatives of the Sermon on the Mount
How the Tradition of Evasion and Dualism Developed
Not "High Ideals" but "Transforming Initiatives"
The Pattern of Transforming Initiatives in Matthew 5:38-42
The Pattern of Transforming Initiatives in Matthew 5:43-48
The Pattern Continues Throughout the Sermon
Healing the Split Between the Sermon and Ethics
Section III: The Gospel of Life
7 Just War, Nonviolence and Just Peacemaking
The Basis for All Three Ethics: Jesus’ Way of Peacemaking
The Eight Rules of Just War Theory
How Not to Argue for the Just War Theory
Nonviolence/Pacifism
How Not to Argue for Nonviolence
Just Peacemaking Theory
How Not to Argue for Just Peacemaking Theory
8 Sowing the Seeds of Peace
A Student’s Visit to Columbine
Perceiving What Works to Prevent Violence
Take Direct Action Opposing Television Violence
Undertake Early Training in Conflict Resolution
Foster Economic Justice
Focus on Early Detection and Prevention of Violence
Strengthen Community Organization
Reduce Handgun Availability
Encourage Spirituality and Other Forces for Resiliency
9 Restorative Penalties for Homicide
The Key: Beginning with Jesus as Lord
Genesis 9:6 as the Key?
Was Jesus’ Crucifixion Unjust?
All Death Penalties in the New Testament Are Unjust
Is Romans 13 About the Authority to Tax or the Death Penalty?
A Brief History of Church Teaching on the Death Penalty
Is the Death Penalty in Actual Practice Unjust?
10 Valuing Life at Its Beginnings
Scripture and Abortion
Reflecting on Fetal Personhood
Abortion: Two Narratives
The Immediate Context of Abortion: Crisis Pregnancy
The Centrality of Compassionate Help
Abortion and the Church
Abortion and the Law
11 Valuing Life at Its End
Jesus, Death and God’s Reign
Euthanasia: Defining Our Terms
The Contemporary Debate
12 New Frontiers in Biotechnology
What Has Jesus to Do with Biotechnology?
The New Science and Its Applications
Discerning the Signs of the Times
Crafting a Moral Response—Stem Cells
Cloning
Genetic Therapies
Conclusion: At the Threshold
Section IV: Male and Female
13 Marriage and Divorce
Asking the Wrong Questions
On Divorce: The Matthean or Markan Jesus?
Marriage, Creation and the Kingdom
Traditional Piety: The Use and Abuse of the Divorce Certificate
Vicious Cycles: Rethinking the Divorce/Adultery Connection
The Notorious Exception Clause
Marital Peacemaking: Rethinking the "Pauline Privilege"
Conclusion
14 Sexuality
Matthew 5:27-30: Interpreting the Passage
Situations and Applications
Concluding Thoughts: How Much Does Sex Matter in Kingdom Perspective?
15 Gender Roles
The "Women’s Issue" in Historical Perspective
The Contemporary Landscape
Jesus and Women
Paul and Women
A Male Leadership Perspective
Conclusion: Is a Convergence Possible?
Section V: The Central Norms of Christian Ethics
16 Love
Sacrificial Love
Mutual Love
Love as Equal Regard
Delivering Love
Love Your Enemies
The Cross
17 Justice
Jesus in the Tradition of the Prophets
Jesus’ Attack on the Temple System
Jesus, the Promised Kingdom and Justice
Jesus’ Confrontation with Injustice
The Injustice of Greed and Justice for the Poor and Hungry
The Injustice of Domination
The Injustice of Violence
The Injustice of Exclusion from Community
Conclusion
Section VI: Relationships of Justice and Love
18 Truthtelling
Jesus and Truth: "Let Your Word Be Yes, Yes"
Living in Truth as Christian Disciples
Truth, Covenant, Power and Fear
Conclusion
19 Race
Race and the Injustice of Violence and Death
Race and the Injustice of Economic Deprivation
Race and the Injustice of Domination by the Powerful
Race and the Injustice of Exclusion from Community
Remembered Wrongs Inadequately Addressed
Scripture and Race
Racial Justice and Reconciliation: On the Frontiers
20 Economics
You Cannot Serve God and Wealth: Mammon and the Sermon
Jesus and Money Elsewhere in the Gospels
Key Themes in Christian Economic Ethics
21 Care of the Creation
Dimensions of the Ecological Crisis
Approaches to an Ethic of Creation Care
Biblical and Theological Reflections on Creation Care
Transforming Initiatives and Christian Practices
Section VII: A Passion for God’s Reign
22 Prayer
The "Practices of Righteousness" (Mt 6:1-18)
Trust, Prayer and the Reign of God
The Lord’s Prayer
Conclusion: Ethics and Prayer Revisited
23 Politics
Interpreting the Passage
Toward a Christian Social Ethic of Salt, Light and Deeds
24 Practices
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index
About the Authors
Praise for Kingdom Ethics
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