Where Christ presides
Subtitle: a Quaker perspective on moral discernment
By: Jack Ciancio.
Publisher: Pleasant Word
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Enumclaw, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9781414113760
Subjects: Spiritual life -- Society of Friends; Christian ethics -- Quaker authors; Discernment (Christian theology); Religious ethics; Bioethics; Quakers -- Conduct of life
Description: "... Because moral discernment is difficult, Christians often abdicate their ethical positions to the authoritarian dictates of their faith tradition. Such a response raises a host of morally pertinent questions: Do we have a moral responsibility to make our own ethical decisions? If we decide to abdicate all moral decisions to others, are we in some way rejecting our God-given gift of reason? Can we rest assured that God will accept, "I did what they told me to do," as justification for our ethical behaviors? If not, then how do we decide what is right and what is wrong? Where Christ Presides: A Quaker Perspective on Moral Discernment presents a guide for readers to examine their own method of moral discernment within a Christ-centered continuum of moral development. It encourages readers to assume personal responsibility for resolving ethical dilemmas without telling them what is right or what is wrong. Christians of all denominations, clergy, students, and even nonbelievers will find this unique psycho-theological examination of Christian moral reasoning a useful guide for making ethical decisions"--Publisher's description, p. 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-155).