Christian ethics

Ethics are the moral principles that a person lives their life by, more simply, the individual sense of right and wrong. When placed beside each other, the two main branches of modern philosophical ethics, theological and humanistic, are in stark contrast. Theological ethics stem from a belief that there is a higher power that dictates moral law. The three literary works Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, The Scarlet Letter, and The Crucible, all have themes pertaining to Christian ethics, a…

Business Christian Ethics for the Marketplace. By Alexander Hill: Intervarsity Press, 2008, 276 pp; $14.95. Niquitha M. Dawson Alexander Hill’s Just Business is the first book that I have read that is based on Christian Ethics for Business. In Just Business Hill poses the question “Is A Christian Ethic Possible in Business?” (p.12) Hill gives us a base to support the application of Christian values and ethics in decision making in business. With similarities with both Christian ethics and…

Christian Worldview III A professor once told me that everyone had a worldview perspective that expressed how they see and perceive the world. As I grow in faith, and continue to seek knowledge, my Christian Worldview is sharpened, challenged, and expands to express the infallible word of God in my home, family, faith, community, service, and business. Ethics are the universal and unchanging standards of what we should do; it is what is good. (Ruddell, 2004, p.13) My Christian foundation…

De La Torre’s book Doing Christian Ethics from the Margins contributes to the ever growing number of Christian voices on the margins that seeks to challenge the dominant Eurocentric culture in the United States. Although this work is largely geared towards the classroom, it is a work that challenges all people to think and act theologically and ethically from an oftentimes neglected perspective, that of the disenfranchised or those who reside on the margins. To begin, De La Torre has the…

Narrative ethics is the idea that a person is within a story that he or she should follow (Wilkens, 2011). Christian narrative ethics hold this same idea; however, it follows the story of God and Christianity. The narrative of Christianity is the point of ethics and therefore, cannot be separated. Stanley Hauweras believes strongly in Christian ethics as the main narrative ethics. He claims that ethics cannot be separated from the theology and points to new ideas as proof. Precis Hauerwas…

Christian ethics are founded on principles about God’s connection to the world and his people. Ethics are extremely important in a Christian life as they provide a moral compass to guide the Christian, giving purpose and value to their life (Bulmer & Doret, 2008). Bioethics concerns itself with the ethical questions that come about in the relationship between medicine and life, the research and practice in these areas and the connections with politics and law (Clark, 2009). Since different…

We as Christians have a duty to fulfill. That is to portray the work, legacy, and mercy of our savior and God. As part of our Christian Ethics course at Bishop James Mahoney we are challenged and required to illustrate the meaning of what it is like to be a Christian and what our faith is really supposed to be about. Each student is required to fill a minimum of 10 service hours, a minimum of five hours that pertain to the corporal works of mercy and the rest volunteering in our community and…

Liberation and the Christian Ethics Analysis Throughout the article Liberation and the Christian Ethic by James Cone a few issues are brought to center stage, mainly issues of racism and the ethical values of liberation for the blacks. Cone briefly mentions how current Christian ethics are corrupt because the lack a basic in scripture and focus more on the ethics involved to maintain the status quo while disregarding the evidence of the moral injustice of slavery and other acts of oppression.…

and created us to be and we will follow Him and His will for our life. As for me, I believe God is calling me to be a Christian Non-profit Entrepreneur. My fear is that my ministry will create false converts. Body A false convert is someone who has not truly been converted. James P. Hanigan in his journal article, “Conversion and Christian Ethics,” states that “the Christian Conversion calls for “a death and a rebirth, a turning away from the darkness to walk in the light, a putting off of…

Animal Farm Essay “Napoleon now called upon them to confess their crimes” (Orwell 92). In Orwell’s Animal Farm, an allegory with themes and connections to the Russian Revolution, Napoleon orders innocent animals on the farm to confess to fictitious wrongdoings. The setting takes place on a somewhat maintained farm in England, run by an inattentive owner, Mr. Jones, that often forgets about his animals. Because of his memory lapses, the animals eventually seize power, and a myriad of struggles…