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221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm The field of Christian ethics is the subject of frequent conversation as Christians seek to understand how to live faithfully within a pluralistic society. The range of ethical systems and moral philosophies available can be confusing to people seeking clarity about what the different theories mean for everyday life. Christian Ethics: Four Views presents a dialogue between four main approaches to ethics in the Christian tradition. Virtue ethics focuses less on the action itself and more on the virtuous character of the moral agent. A divine command approach looks instead at whether an action has been commanded by God, in which case it is morally right. Natural law ethics argues for a universal, objective morality grounded in nature. Finally, prophetic ethics judges what is morally right in light of a biblical understanding of divine justice and shalom Virtue ethics / Brad J. Kallenberg -- Natural law / Claire Brown Peterson -- Divine command theory / John Hare -- Prophetic ethics / Peter Goodwin Heltzel edited by Steve Wilkens ; contributions by Brad J. Kallenberg, Claire Brown Peterson, John Hare, and Peter Heltzel Includes bibliographical references and index Christian ethics BJ1251 C496 2017 241 WIL Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2017 (DLC) 2017008469 9780830840236 0830840230 2017005115 DLC 170207 20220811131339.0 959036938 eng