Discerning Ethics – Diverse Christian Responses to Divisive Moral Issues

Hak Joon Lee (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author or editor of several books, including Intersecting Realities: Race, Identity, and Culture in the Spiritual-Moral Life of Young Asian Americans, The Great World House: Martin Luther King Jr. and Global Ethics, We Will Get to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Communal-Political Spirituality, and Covenant and Communication: A Christian Moral Conversation with Jürgen Habermas. Tim Dearborn (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is the former director of the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Short-Term Missions Workbook, Business as a Holy Calling?, and Beyond Duty: A Passion for Christ, a Heart for Mission.

Foreword by Mark Labberton

Acknowledgments

Introduction (Hak Joon Lee)



Part One: Ethics of the Globe


1. Climate Change (Rebecca Shenton and John Mustol)

2. Poverty and Income Inequality (Seung Woo Lee)

3. Urban Degradation (Jessica Joustra)

4. Immigration (Joshua Beckett)



Part Two: Ethics of the Body


5. Access to Health Care (Brian White)

6. Abortion (Nick Brown)

7. Transgender (Jennifer McKinney)

8. Homosexuality and Sexual Identity (Matthew Jones)



Part Three: Ethics of Violence


9. Violence Against Women (Laura Rector)

10. War, Nonviolence, and Just Peacemaking (Jacob Alan Cook)

11. Gun Violence (Nick Brown)

12. Mass Incarceration (Joshua Beckett)



Part Four: Ethics of Formation


13. Racism (Jeff Liou)

14. Disability (Bethany McKinney Fox)

15. Social and Entertainment Media (Justin Ariel Bailey)

16. Public Education (Ryan Michael Huber)



Afterword (Tim A. Dearborn)

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index