contemporary issues & options Geisler, Norman L. creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Baker Academic �2010 2010 2nd ed. monographic eng

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442 pages ; 23 cm "In this thorough update of a classic textbook, noted Christian thinker Norman Geisler evaluates contemporary ethical options (such as antinomianism, situation ethics, and legalism) and pressing issues of the day (such as euthanasia, homosexuality, and divorce) from a biblical perspective. The second edition is significantly expanded and updated, with new material and charts throughout the book. There are new chapters on animal rights, sexual ethics, and the biblical basis for ethical decisions, as well as four new appendixes addressing drugs, gambling, pornography, and birth control. The author has significantly updated his discussion of abortion, biomedical ethics, war, and ecology and has expanded the selected readings, bibliography, and glossary"--Publisher description All the options -- Antinomianism -- Situationism -- Generalism -- Unqualified absolutism -- Conflicting absolutism -- Graded absolutism -- The basis for ethical decisions -- Abortion -- Infanticide and euthanasia -- Biomedical issues -- Capital punishment -- War -- Civil disobedience -- Sexual issues -- Homosexuality -- Marriage and divorce -- Ecology -- Animal rights. Norman L. Geisler. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Christian ethics Christian ethics Theologische Ethik Evangelikale Theologie BJ1251 .G4 2010 241 GEI B978 Geisler, Norman L. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, �2010 2nd ed. (OCoLC)795642951 9780801038792 0801038790 2009025638 DLC 090626 20221111064301.0 ocn421148404 eng