What Would Jesus Really Do?: The Power & Limits of Jesus' Moral Teachings by And

Description: What Would Jesus Really Do? by Andrew Fiala What Would Jesus Really Do? examines what Jesus says (and doesnt say) about complicated contemporary ethical issues including abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, war, homosexuality, and the family. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For many years many Christians have exhibited bumper stickers and wrist bands challenging themselves to live up to WWJD—What Would Jesus Do? Now Andrew Fiala, a professor who has encountered many such students in his classes, objectively assesses just what it actually is that Jesus does (and doesnt) say about the essential moral issues that face us today. Andrew Fiala appreciates Jesus as a moral teacher with an ethical vision centered in love, generosity, forgiveness, tolerance, and peace. But he argues that it is often difficult to determine exactly what Jesus would say or do about tough contemporary issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, war, homosexuality, and politics. Hence, Fiala believes we need to engage in philosophical reflection and critical thinking to arrive at answers to todays ethical questions that Jesus never anticipated, such as those involving technology, scientific discoveries, ethical advances. The book shows how philosophers and psychologists—from Kant and Mill to Nietzsche and Freud—struggled to make sense of the ethics of Jesus. The book concludes by arguing that we cannot pretend that Jesus and the Bible provide all the answers to our ethical dilemmas, although Jesus does provide perennial moral wisdom. Thus, Fiala shows that Jesus moral teachings must be filled out with contemporary ethical reflection to determine what Jesus, as a moral ideal, would really do today. Author Biography Andrew Fiala is associate professor of philosophy at California State University-Fresno, and the author of The Just War Myth, Tolerance & the Ethical Life,Practical Pacifism, andThe Philosophers Voice. He lives in Fresno, California. You can visit his website here. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Jesus and Ethics 2 Humanism and Christian Faith 3 Jesus Golden Rule: Altruism and Universality 4 Jesus vs. Joshua: Christian Virtues in Context 5 Jesus Virtues: Peace and Love 6 Jesus and the Sanctity of Life: Abortion 7 Jesus and Care: Euthanasia 8 Forgiveness and Mercy: The Death Penalty 9 Sexuality and the Family 10 Slavery and Social Welfare 11 The Problem of Politics 12 Jesus and the Enlightenment 13 Sin, Grace, and Humanism after the Enlightenment 14 Anti-Christian Ethics in the 19th and 20th Centuries 15 Ethics Beyond Jesus Review Andrew Fiala faces openly and powerfully the limits of the Bible when dealing with contemporary ethical issues. He asserts the respect for scripture does not require the literalization of time-oriented ancient texts which we then apply to complex modern problems. The result is an exciting book designed to challenge traditionalists and modernists alike. -- John Shelby Spong, author The Sins of ScriptureI hope this book will be widely read by Christians, especially those who believe that so-called Christian Ethics really is based on the sayings of Jesus as presented in the New Testament. -- Peter Singer, author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter and Writings on an Ethical LifeI avidly read this book in one sitting. It is a thoughtful and insightful appraisal of the ethics of Jesus in the light of contemporary humanism and rational inquiry. -- Paul Kurtz, professor emeritus of philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo, Chairman, Center for InquiryFiala synthesizes years of teaching and debate into an objective ethics textbook. He carefully elaborates on Jesuss fundamental moral teachings, as articulated in the New Testament, and extrapolates from these principles a moral system extending to modern situations like abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, human sexuality, and social welfare—situations unfamiliar to the historical Jesus. He also incorporates the ethical reflections of great philosophers and psychologists like Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud. His concisely written and succinctly argued survey of ethical studies is complete with chapter conclusions, notes, and a helpful index. * Library Journal * Long Description What Would Jesus Really Do? argues that it is difficult to figure out what Jesus would say about complicated contemporary ethical issues. It examines what Jesus says (and doesnt say) about abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, war and peace, homosexuality, and the family. Review Quote I hope this book will be widely read by Christians, especially those who believe that so-called Christian Ethics really is based on the sayings of Jesus as presented in the New Testament. Details ISBN0742552608 Short Title WHAT WOULD JESUS REALLY DO Language English ISBN-10 0742552608 ISBN-13 9780742552609 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 241 Year 2007 Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Residence US Birth 1966 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Subtitle The Power & Limits of Jesus Moral Teachings DOI 10.1604/9780742552609 UK Release Date 2007-05-20 AU Release Date 2007-05-20 NZ Release Date 2007-05-20 Author Andrew Fiala Pages 216 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Audience General Publication Date 2007-03-20 US Release Date 2007-03-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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