Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics
Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics
Editor/Author
Green, Joel B., Lapsley, Jacqueline E. and Miles, Rebekah, et.al.
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
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$59.95

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ISBN: 978-0-80-103406-0
Category: Religion & Theology - Christianity
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
This one-stop reference book on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics offers helpful orientation and perspective for students, pastors, and scholars.
Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction - Joel B. Green
- Ethics in Scripture - Allen Verhey
- Scripture in Ethics: A History - Charles H. Cosgrove
- Scripture in Ethics: Methodological Issues - Bruce C. Birch
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Accountability
- Acts
- Additions to Daniel
- Additions to Esther
- Adoption
- Adultery
- Affections
- African American Ethics
- Agape
- Aged, Aging
- Alcohol
- Aliens, Immigration, and Refugees
- Almsgiving
- Altruism
- Amos
- Anabaptist Ethics
- Anger
- Anglican Ethics and Moral Theology
- Animals
- Antichrist
- Antinomianism
- Anti-Semitism
- Anxiety
- Apartheid
- Apostolic Fathers
- Ars Moriendi Tradition, Use of Scripture in
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asceticism
- Atonement
- Authority and Power
- Autonomy
- Ban, The
- Baptist Ethics
- Baruch
- Beatitudes
- Benevolence
- Bioethics
- Birth Control
- Blasphemy
- Blessing and Cursing
- Body
- Bribery
- Business Ethics
- Canon Law
- Capitalism
- Capital Punishment
- Cardinal Virtues
- Care, Caring
- Casuistry
- Celibacy
- Character
- Charity, Works of
- Child Abuse
- Childlessness
- Children
- 1–2 Chronicles
- Circumcision
- Civil Disobedience
- Civil Rights
- Class Conflict
- Clean and Unclean
- Collection for the Saints
- Collective Responsibility
- Colonialism and Postcolonialism
- Colossians
- Common Good
- Comparative Religious Ethics
- Compassion
- Conception
- Concubinage
- Confession
- Confidentiality
- Conflict
- Conquest
- Conscience
- Conscientious Objection
- Conscientization
- Conscription
- Consequentialism
- Consumerism
- Continence
- Contrition
- Conversion
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Courage
- Covenant
- Covenantal Ethics
- Creation, Biblical Accounts of
- Creation Ethics
- Crime and Criminal Justice
- Cross-Cultural Ethics
- Cruciformity
- Cruelty
- Culture
- Daniel
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Death, Definition of
- Death and Dying
- Debt
- Deception
- Dementia
- Democracy
- Deontological Theories of Ethics
- Dependent Care
- Desertion
- Desire
- Deterrence, Nuclear
- Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal Books
- Deuteronomistic History
- Deuteronomy
- Deviance
- Didache
- Dirty Hands
- Disability and Handicap
- Discernment, Moral
- Discipline
- Discrimination
- Dishonesty
- Dissent
- Divination and Magic
- Divine Command Theories of Ethics
- Double Effect, Principle of
- Dualism, Anthropological
- Duty
- Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiology and Ethics
- Ecological Ethics
- Economic Development
- Economic Ethics
- Ecumenism
- Egalitarianism
- Emancipation
- Emotion
- Empathy
- Ends and Means
- Enemy, Enemy Love
- Ephesians
- Equality
- Eschatology and Ethics
- Esther
- Ethnic Identity, Ethnicity
- Eugenics
- Euthanasia
- Evangelical Ethics
- Evangelism
- Evil
- Excellence
- Excommunication
- Exile
- Exodus
- Exploitation
- Ezekiel
- Ezra
- Faith
- Family
- Family Planning
- Feminist Ethics
- Fidelity
- Food
- Force, Use of
- Forgiveness
- Foster Care
- Freedom
- Free Will and Determinism
- Friendship, Friendship Ethics
- Fruit of the Spirit
- Fundamentalism
- Galatians
- Gambling
- Gender
- Generosity
- Genesis
- Genocide
- Globalization
- Gluttony
- Godliness
- Golden Rule
- Good, The
- Goodness
- Good Works
- Government
- Grace
- Gratitude
- Greed
- Guilt
- Habakkuk
- Habit
- Haggai
- Happiness
- Harm
- Hatred
- Headship
- Health
- Healthcare Ethics
- Healthcare Systems in Scripture
- Hebrews
- Hedonism
- Holiness
- Holiness Code
- Holy Spirit
- Holy War
- Homelessness
- Homosexuality
- Honesty
- Hope
- Hosea
- Hospice
- Hospitality
- Household Codes
- Humanitarianism
- Humanity
- Human Rights
- Humility
- Hypocrisy
- Idolatry
- Image of God
- Imitation of Jesus
- Imperialism
- Incarnation
- Incest
- Individualism
- Infanticide
- Infertility
- Information Technology
- Institution(s)
- Integrity
- Intention
- Isaiah
- James
- Jealousy and Envy
- Jeremiah
- Job
- Joel
- John
- 1–3 John
- Jonah
- Joshua
- Jubilee
- Jude
- Judges
- Judgment
- Judith
- Justice
- Justice, Distributive
- Justice, Restorative
- Justice, Retributive
- Justification, Moral
- Just-Peacemaking Theory
- Just Wage
- Just-War Theory
- Killing
- Kingdom of God
- 1–2 Kings
- Koinonia
- Lamentations
- Land
- Latino/Latina Ethics
- Law
- Law, Civil and Criminal
- Law, Uses of
- Law and Gospel
- Leadership, Leadership Ethics
- Legalism
- Letter of Jeremiah
- Leviticus
- Libel
- Liberation
- Liberationist Ethics
- Libertinism
- Liturgy and Ethics
- Loans
- Love, Love Command
- Loyalty
- Luke
- Lust
- Lutheran Ethics
- 1 Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
- Malachi
- Malice
- Manipulation
- Mark
- Markets
- Marriage and Divorce
- Martyrdom
- Materialism
- Matthew
- Media, Ethical Issues of
- Meekness
- Mental Health
- Mercy
- Micah
- Military Service
- Monism, Anthropological
- Moral Absolutes
- Moral Agency
- Moral Development
- Moral Formation
- Moral Law
- Moral Psychology
- Motive(s)
- Murder
- Mutual Aid
- Nahum
- Narrative Ethics, Biblical
- Narrative Ethics, Contemporary
- Nationalism
- Natural Law
- Natural Rights
- Necromancy
- Nehemiah
- Neighbor, Neighbor Love
- New Testament Ethics
- Nihilism
- Norms
- Numbers
- Oaths
- Obadiah
- Obligation
- Obscenity
- Old Testament Ethics
- Omission, Sins of
- Oppression
- Orphans
- Orthodox Ethics
- Pacifism
- Parables, Use of in Ethics
- Parenthood, Parenting
- Passions
- Patience
- Peace
- Pedophilia
- Penance
- Penitence
- Perfection
- Persecution
- 1 Peter
- 2 Peter
- Philemon
- Philippians
- Play
- Pluralism
- Poetic Discourse and Ethics
- Political Ethics
- Polygamy
- Population Policy and Control
- Pornography
- Poverty and Poor
- Powers and Principalities
- Practices
- Praxis
- Preferential Option for the Poor
- Prejudice
- Pride
- Priestly Literature
- Prison and Prison Reform
- Prisoners of War
- Privacy
- Procreation
- Professional Ethics
- Profit
- Promise and Promise-Keeping
- Propaganda
- Property and Possessions
- Proselytism
- Prostitution
- Proverbs
- Prudence
- Psalms
- Public Theology and Ethics
- Punishment
- Quality of Life
- Race
- Racism
- Rape
- Reconciliation
- Reformed Ethics
- Religious Toleration
- Reparation
- Repentance
- Reproductive Technologies
- Resistance Movements
- Resource Allocation
- Responsibility
- Restitution
- Resurrection
- Revelation, Book of
- Revenge
- Reward and Retribution
- Right and Wrong
- Righteousness
- Rights
- Roman Catholic Moral Theology
- Romans
- Ruth
- Sabbath
- Salvation
- 1–2 Samuel
- Sanctification
- Sanctity of Human Life
- Sanctuary
- Science and Ethics
- Security
- Self
- Self-Denial
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Selfishness
- Self-Love
- Sermon on the Mount
- Seven Deadly Sins
- Sex and Sexuality
- Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Ethics
- Sexual Harassment
- Shame
- Sin
- Singleness
- Sirach
- Slander
- Slavery
- Sloth
- Social Contract
- Social Service, Social Ministry
- Sociology of Religion
- Sodomy
- Solidarity
- Song of Songs
- Speech Ethics
- Spousal Abuse
- Stewardship
- Submission and Subordination
- Subsidiarity, Principle of
- Suffering
- Suicide
- Supersessionism
- Taxation
- Technology
- Teleological Theories of Ethics
- Temperance
- Temptation
- Ten Commandments
- Terrorism
- Theft
- Theocracy
- Theodicy
- 1–2 Thessalonians
- Time, Use of
- 1–2 Timothy
- Tithe, Tithing
- Titus
- Tobit
- Tolerance
- Torah
- Torture
- Trade
- Trinity
- Truthfulness, Truth-Telling
- Tyranny
- Urbanization
- Utilitarianism
- Value, Value Judgments
- Vegetarianism
- Vice
- Vices and Virtues, Lists of
- Violence
- Virginity
- Virtue(s)
- Virtue Ethics
- Vocation
- Vows
- War
- Wealth
- Welfare State
- Wesleyan Ethics
- Widows
- Wisdom Literature
- Wisdom of Solomon
- Women, Status of
- Work
- World
- Worldliness
- World Poverty, World Hunger
- Zechariah
- Zephaniah
- List of Entries