A Primer in Christian Ethics: Christ and the Struggle to Live Well

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How does Christian belief and practice relate to living well amid the difficulties of everyday life and the catastrophes and injustices that afflict so many today? In his introduction to Christian ethics, Luke Bretherton provides a new, constructive framework for addressing this question. Connecting the theory and practice of Christian moral and political thought to contemporary existential concerns, his book integrates classic sources and approaches to the pursuit of wisdom with contemporary liberationist and critical voices, while making the relationship between human and nonhuman life a central focus. As well as addressing a broad range of ethical questions, Bretherton situates moral formation and the pursuit of human and nonhuman flourishing alongside a concern for spirituality, pastoral care, and political struggles to survive and thrive in the contemporary context. Written for those seeking a place to start, as well as those seasoned in the field, Bretherton's book provides an innovative ethical framework that moves beyond many of the impasses that shape current moral and political debates.