Christian Ethics (Guides For The Perplexed Series)

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Christian ethics is a most perplexing subject. This Guide takes the reader through the most fundamental issues surrounding the question of Ethics from a Christian perspective:* Is ethics a meaningful topic of discourse and can there be such a thing as an ethical argument or ethical persuasion? * What is the meaning of the adjective in "Christian Ethics"?* Could right behavior be different for Christians than it is for others? * Can we turn to the Bible for help? * Does the Bible tell us what to do, or give us insight into the good we should aim to achieve, or give us a narrative by which to live?* Is it best to think of ethics as a matter of duty, or good, or excellence?

If we take the virtue line and say that ethics is about human excellence, doing well as a human being or succeeding at being a good human being then what will we say about humans who cannot achieve excellence? The virtue approach leads us to place friendship as the goal of ethics. ?