Tensions in Christian Ethics: An Introduction

Malcolm Brown

Jan 2011 · SPCK

About this eBook

The book draws on the author's teaching of ethics at undergraduate and postgraduate level for the Cambridge Theological Federation since 2000. Its purpose is to introduce the reader to questions in Christian ethics through a careful examination of the fundamental meta-ethical questions posed by the 'state we're in', whether understood as a new phase of modernity or as postmodernity. Brown draws on sources and authors from a variety of Christian traditions, and from Britain, the U.S.A. and Europe. The book will be of use, not only to university departments and denominational and ecumenical teaching institutions but also as a more general exposition of the current state of ethical thinking in the Christian churches.

About the author

Rev. Dr Malcolm Brown is Principal of the Eastern Region Ministry Course within the Cambridge Theological Federation. He teaches Ethics for the Cambridge Federation's M.A. in Pastoral Theology (Anglia Ruskin University) and undergraduate Ethics for the University of Wales Bangor and the Cambridge Federation. His main research interests are the dialogue between Christian ethics and economics, the significance of 'place' in Practical Theology and the development of new ground rules for Public Theology.