Title: The Christian way ;
Authors: Cave, Sydney,
Date: 1949
Publisher: Philosophical Library,
Physical description: 280 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
LC classification: B
Contents: The modern dilemma -- An age without standards -- The devaluation of man -- A mutilated message -- New Testament ethics -- The mission of Jesus -- The teaching of Jesus -- Some New Testament interpretations -- The first believers -- The teaching of St. Paul -- The first epistle of St. Peter -- The epistle to the Hebrews -- The epistle of St. James -- The Johannine writings -- Methods and motives -- The method and scope of Christian ethics -- The relation of Christian ethics to other ethical teachings -- Christian ethics and the "law of nature" -- The sphere and function of Christian ethics -- The motives and sanctions of Christian ethics -- Law and grace -- Faith and works -- Evangelical asceticism -- The relevance of the eternal. Life in community -- The orders of creation -- The community of marriage -- The new morality -- False asceticism -- Marriage as an order of creation -- Responsible parenthood -- The problem of divorce -- The community of industry -- The crisis of industry -- The indictment of the churches -- New Testament teaching -- The "Social Gospel" -- The community of the state -- The enigma of the state -- The New Testament and the state -- The two kingdoms -- The justice of the state -- The four freedoms -- Epilogue -- The church's task -- The Christian fellowship -- The "failure" of the churches -- The Una Sancta -- The essential ministry -- Index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Christian ethics.; Ethics in the Bible.