Tragically, religion has often been associated with violence, repression, war, and vengeance. In this searing work Marc Ellis asks, is there God beyond violence?Ellis's personal quest for religious integrity in the face of evil leads him to probe religious dimensions of both historical violence (in the colonizing of the Americas and the Holocaust) ......
Exploring the moral foundations of the healing relationship, this title looks at the ways a religious perspective shapes the healing relationship and the ethics of that relationship. It argues that religion provides insights into medical practice and morality that cannot be ignored, even in our morally heterogeneous society.
The growing connections between media, culture and religion are increasingly evident in contemporary society, but until now have rarely been theoretically linked. The contributors to this volume effectively combine these areas into a coherent whole. The issues they examine include: the decline of religious institutions during the late ......
Ellis and Murphy show how contemporary sciences actually support a religiously based ethic of nonviolence, not by appealing to the Enlightment's mechanismic Creator God or revelation's Father God but by discerning the transcendent ground in the laws of nature, the emergence of intelligent freedom, and the echoes of "knoetic" self-giving in ......
Looking at why the Republican party seems most receptive to evangelicals, this book assesses the religious base of support for both major parties. It includes a survey of census data, religious membership surveys, public opinion polling data, and more.
Divided into three parts, Through the Eyes of Women underscores how gender and public policy issues need to be emphasized, explores several specific issues of women--especially issues of the body--in a way that is counter to the prevailing and the unhelpful dichotomy between mind and body, and concentrates on women as the care providers--the ......
An introduction to the field of ethics that offers a systematic study of the foundations of moral responsibility. It guides the reader on an examination of a range of ethical positions, including relativism, emotivism, egoism, utilitarianism, Kantian formalism, and natural law.
For all women who seek to enrich and expand their prayer life, here is a unique anthology of prayers by Christian women from around the world and through the centuries. The beautiful, classic design of the book makes it perfect as a treasured gift, as well as a practical resource for daily prayer and spiritual renewal.
Examines the limits Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have set for the use of coercive violence. This title probes the agreements and disagreements of these major religious traditions on pacifism (the abjurance of all force) and quietism (the avoidance of force unless certain stringent conditions are met).
