Do morals matter?
Subtitle: a guide to contemporary religious ethics
By: Ian S. Markham
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Malden, MA; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Ethical problems; Christian ethics
Description: "Do Morals Matter? is an informed guide to contemporary ethical issues. This book discusses comparative religious ethics, moral philosophy, and applied ethics, asking difficult but relevant questions, and reflecting upon the intersection of religion and morality, weaving the religious dimension into the book in a way that challenges both the unthinking Christian and the secular humanist."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Thinking about ethics; title: Why not do wrong?; title: Is the ethical a human construct or a factual realm?; title: Do you just do what is right or do you try to predict the outcomes?; title: Natural law and virtue ethics; title: Ethics and the Bible; title: Learning from the wisdom of the world; title: Humanism : do we need God to realize that people just matter?; title: Dilemmas in bed; title: Dilemmas in business; title: Dilemmas in medicine; title: Dilemmas involving violence and power; title: Dilemmas in government and leadership; title: Dilemmas and the future : the environment, animals, and plants; title: Becoming a morally serious person; title: Taking an ethical position