Description
Book SynopsisIn 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.
Table of ContentsPart 1: Ethical Options
1. All the Options
2. Antinomianism
3. Situationism
4. Generalism
5. Unqualified Absolutism
6. Conflicting Absolutism
7. Graded Absolutism
8. The Basis for Ethical Decisions
Part 2: Ethical Issues
9. Abortion
10. Infanticide and Euthanasia
11. Biomedical Issues
12. Capital Punishment
13. War
14. Civil Disobedience
15. Sexual Issues
16. Homosexuality
17. Marriage and Divorce
18. Ecology
19. Animal Rights
Appendix 1: Drugs
Appendix 2: Is Gambling Unethical?
Appendix 3: Pornography
Appendix 4: Birth Control
Glossary
Indexes
