Yale University Library Research Guides: Christian Ethics Guide: Intro and History of

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An Introduction to Christian Ethics by Robin W. Lovin
An Introduction to Christian Ethics: History, Movements, People by Harry J. Huebner Approaches Christian ethics as theology embodied in the lives of real people. And he maintains that matters of justice, poverty, power, and violence too often go without the appropriate Christian response--of the "Word becoming Flesh."
Doing Christian Ethics from the Margins (Online) by Miguel A. De La Torre A revised and expanded edition of the text that presents a justice-based ethics that avails itself of the perspectives and experiences of those on the margins.
A Primer in Christian Ethics: Christ and the Struggle to Live Well by Luke Bretherton How does Christian belief and practice relate to living well amid the difficulties of everyday life and the catastrophes and injustices that afflict so many today? In his introduction to Christian ethics, Bretherton provides a new, constructive framework for addressing this question.

Christian Ethics: A Brief History by Michael Banner A short and lively history of Christian ethics, exploring how Christianity has always had to grapple with complex moral problems. Engages with the main texts and figures in Christian ethics, including Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Luther and Barth.
Christian Ethics: An Introduction through History and Current Issues by Denise Lardner Carmody; John Tully Carmody Presents the current concerns of Christian ethics, giving readers the opportunity to view the foundation, as well as the preoccupation of the subject at hand. Covers a selection of current problems ranging from war and peace, to sexual, medical, and environmental ethics.
Christian Ethics: A Historical Introduction, Second Edition by J. Philip Wogaman This updated survey of Christian ethics addresses major thinkers, movements, and issues from the early church to the present. A broad range of topics is discussed, including the biblical and philosophical legacies of Christian ethics and ethics through the early, medieval, Reformation, Enlightenment, and modern eras.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics by Roger Crisp (Editor) Explores the history of philosophical ethics in the western tradition from Homer until the present day.