{"product_id":"designed-for-good-451251","title":"Designed For Good","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Kevin J. Brown's \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Designed for Good\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is a study of classical virtue  \u003cbr\u003e ethics from a Christian perspective. This book shows Christians  \u003cbr\u003e that their faith contains resources to help them recover the  \u003cbr\u003e idea of virtue in the face of our modern moral bewilderment.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;  \u003cbr\u003e \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Although we may not realize it, we live in a world that is full of  \u003cbr\u003e competing ethical systems. Appeals to rights, personal freedom,  \u003cbr\u003e or even equality often come with their own \"meta-values.\" Each  \u003cbr\u003e of these values has something in common with the Christian  \u003cbr\u003e message, but none of them tells the whole story.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;  \u003cbr\u003e \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In this Christian take on classical virtue ethics, Brown weaves in  \u003cbr\u003e modern-day examples from economics, politics, and pop culture  \u003cbr\u003e to create a relevant framework that relates faith to contemporary  \u003cbr\u003e ethical questions. Brown argues that true virtue-the kind we can  \u003cbr\u003e actually strive for in our day-to-day lives-requires a holistic vision  \u003cbr\u003e of the good life, not a list of rules determined by our preferences  \u003cbr\u003e or the latest market trends. Instead, it is precisely what we were  \u003cbr\u003e designed for by our Creator: life in the community of Christ's body,  \u003cbr\u003e the church. Virtue then becomes the pursuit of wholeness in  \u003cbr\u003e harmony with God's design.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;  \u003cbr\u003e \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Brown introduces the problem of modern ethics and analyzes  \u003cbr\u003e common \"meta-values\" that readers will likely have encountered in  \u003cbr\u003e their workplaces, schools, and possibly even churches. Readers will  \u003cbr\u003e especially resonate with the second half of the book, where Brown  \u003cbr\u003e outlines the foundations of the holistic, Christian concept of virtue:  \u003cbr\u003e \"to act justly, and love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.\"\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51571017679135,"sku":"9781619708488","price":30.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781619708488_1570214.jpg?v=1769362032","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/designed-for-good-451251","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}