Understanding Religious Ethics - Softcover

At 250 pages, the volume provides thoughtful theoreticalfoundations for comparative religious ethics balanced by attentionto both historical context and normative issues. (Religious Studies Review, 11 June 2013)

This accessible introduction to religious ethics focuses on themajor forms of moral reasoning encompassing the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, andIslam. * Draws on a range of moral issues, such as examples arisingfrom friendship, marriage, homosexuality, lying, forgivenessand its limits, the death penalty, the environment, warfare, andthe meaning of work, career, and vocation * Looks at both ethical reasoning and importantly, howthat reasoning reveals insights into a religious tradition * Investigates the resources available to address common problemsconfronting Abrahamic faiths, and how each faith explains anddefends its moral viewpoints * Offering concrete topics for interfaith discussions, this is atimely and insightful introduction to a fast-growing field ofinterest