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Ethics Guide: Home

A guide for conducting research in Christian Ethics at the Yale Divinity Library.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to direct you to resources in the area of Christian ethics.

Here you will find:

- Dictionaries and encyclopedias

- Handbooks and companions

- Websites

- Journals

- Resources on specific topics in ethics (e.g., Catholic social teaching)

Top Databases

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS
Philosopher's Index Includes resources on ethics.
Philosophy Documentation Center (POESIS) Searchable access to a database containing the full-text of current, recent, and back issues of philosophy journals, including journals with a focus on ethics and religion.
Religion & Philosophy Collection Offers indexing, abstracts, and full text for philosophy and religion journals dating back to 1975. Includes content on moral philosophy.

Getting Started

International Encyclopedia of Ethics by Hugh LaFollette (Editor-In-Chief)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy A free, online encyclopedia on philosophy that includes multiple articles on ethics. Searchable by specific topic on ethics (e.g., "environmental ethics").
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Edward Craig (Editor) Consists of ten volumes. Searchable by "Ethics" in Topics section or "Christian philosophy" under religion.
An Introduction to Christian Ethics by Robin W. Lovin
The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics by Gilbert Meilaender (Editor); William Werpehowski (Editor) Offers the most authoritative and compelling guide to the discipline. Ethics is first placed firmly within the Christian theological tradition, from which thought and action can never be neatly separated.

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