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020			_a9780801097072 paperback
020			_a080109707X paperback
050			_aBJ1261 _b.T87 2015
100			_aTurner, Philip, 1935-
245			_aChristian ethics and the church : _cPhilip Turner. _becclesial foundations for moral thought and practice /
260			_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bBaker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, _c2015
300			_axxiii, 289 p. ; _c23 cm
500			_a Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
505			_aPart 1. The focus of Christian ethics : three accounts. John Cassian's ethic of individual sanctification -- Walter Rauschenbusch's ethic of social redemption -- John Howard Yoder's ethic of communal witness -- Part 2. A prismatic case : the Epistle to the Ephesians. The goal and basis of life together in Christ : a reading of the Epistle to the Ephesians (part one) -- The character of life together in Christ : a reading of the Epistle to the Ephesians (part two) -- Part 3. Possible exceptions. Possible exceptions : the self -- Possible exceptions : society -- Part 4. The shape of an ecclesial ethic. The goal, basis, and character of an ecclesial ethic -- The ecclesial setting of a devout and holy life -- An ecclesial view of life in civil society -- An ecclesial view of life within political society (part one) -- An ecclesial view of life within political society (part two).
520			_aThis book introduces Christian ethics from a theological perspective. Philip Turner, widely recognized as a leading expert in the field, explores the intersection of moral theology and ecclesiology, arguing that the focus of Christian ethics should not be personal holiness or social reform but the common life of the church. A theology of moral thought and practice must take its cues from the notion that human beings, upon salvation, are redeemed and called into a life oriented around the community of the church. This book distills a senior scholar's life work and will be valued by students of Christian ethics, theology, and ecclesiology.
650			_aChristian ethics.
650			_aTheology, Doctrinal.
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