AQA Religious Studies Ethics is the only set of resources to have been developed with, and exclusively endorsed by AQA, making them the first choice to support AQA's 2008/2009 specification for AS and A2 Units 1A and 1B.
Wannenwetsch shows how worship challenges the deepest antagonisms in political thought and social practice through careful analysis of biblical and traditional conceptions of worship. Particular worship practices (confession, preaching, praising, intercession, observance of holy days) are examined for their ethical and political significance.
Shows that theological reflection on non-human animals and related issues are an important though hitherto neglected part of the agenda of Christian theology and related disciplines. This book offers a interdisciplinary conversation between theologians, philosophers and scientists. It is suitable as a text on the theology of non-human animals.
Addresses how funerals may be created which are not only relevant for the bereaved, but which also have theological integrity. This book addresses how funerals may be created which are not only relevant for the bereaved, but also have theological integrity.
By embracing the possibilities opened up by Ricoeurian hermeneutics, the author explains how concepts such as revelation, tradition, orthodoxy and moral conscience may be understood in a hermeneutical way without being deemed sectarian or unorthodox.
When a couple is considering a difficult choice such as IVF treatment or third party assisted conception, they may look to their religious faith for moral and ethical guidance. This title introduces reader to the cultural and religious understanding of fertility as it is practised among diverse international faith traditions.
A wide-ranging discussion defining persons in relation to the community, environment and God, first published in 1997.
A theological and philosophical treatment of the question, should we give priority to our nearest or to the neediest?
In so-called Christian countries an increasing number of people openly reject Christian morality.
Kieran Cronin helps philosophers and theologians to understand each other's perspectives on the language of rights.
Maps out a rural theology that addresses some of the concerns faced by Britain's rural population and those who minister to them. This book discusses some of the relevant issues from the point of view of Christian ethics.
No history of ethics, and in particular, a history of Christian ethics can be purely 'history'. Rather it is as it should be an argument about how we need to think in order to act well as Christians. We are quite fortunate to have Michael Banners book because it is an incisive contribution to this project.