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The Promise of Lutheran Ethics

The Promise of Lutheran Ethics

Karen L. Bloomquist (Editor), John R. Stumme (Editor)

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Is there a distinctive Lutheran ethical stance? What does this deep and robust religious tradition have to say to today's dilemmas in personal and social life, business, and public policy?

Here, ten Lutheran ethicists explore Lutheran emphases, themes, and approaches to offer their account of Lutheran ethics as a way of life in today's world. Writing in dialogue, they raise foundational concerns of biblical and theological sources and norms, of Christian freedom and responsibility, of call and social witness, of justice and formation in prayer. Then in a lively "Table Talk" the participants discuss and debate the tradition's insights and oversights and show how it might illumine today's burning ethical issues, especially homosexuality.

This excellent resource for classrooms, group discussion, and individual study also includes a comprehensive bibliography.
  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9780800631321
  • Dimensions 5.5 x 8.5
  • Pages 256
  • Publication Date August 4, 1998

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: A Tradition of Christian Ethics in Today's Context (John R. Stumme and Karen L. Bloomquist)
2. Lutheran Ethics: Perennial Themes and Contemporary Challenges (Robert R. Benne)
3. The Twofold Center of Lutheran Ethics: Christian Freedom and God's Commandments (Reinhard Hutter)
4. Practicing Christians: Prayer as Formation (Martha Ellen Stortz)
5. African American Lutheran Ethical Action: The Will to Build (Richard J. Perry Jr.)
6. Ethics and the Promise of God: Moral Authority and the Church's Witness (James M. Childs Jr.)
7. Pauline Ethics: Congregations as Communitites of Moral Deliberation (David Fredrickson)
8. The Reform Dynamic: Addressing New Issues in Uncertain Times (Larry R. Rasmussen and Cynthia Moe-Lobeda)

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