Transformation Ethics develops a new framework for Christian moral reasoning called Transformation Ethics and applies it to three of the 21st century's most pressing ethical dilemmas. Author Thomas McFaul builds on the premise that the bridge leading from faith to action is the moral imagination. The Transformation framework synthesizes the strengths of four of Christianity's major traditions of moral reasoning: Faith-Love, Moral Law, Character, and Justice-Liberation. The two hyphenated pairs of Faith and Love and of Justice and Liberation reflect the close coupling of these terms throughout the history of Christian Ethics. Transformation Ethics traces the historic development of these four traditions from the Old Testament to the Modern eras and then integrates their strengths to create the Transformation framework. Using the Transformation framework, McFaul offers solution to the moral challenges that surround capital punishment, genetic modification, and homosexuality.

About the Author
Thomas R. McFaul is Professor of Ethics and Religious Studies and Coordinator of Cultural Events, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.

Reviews
A success. [Makes] sense of the many strands of Christian ethics and present[s] them in a way that is accessible to students and useful for teachers... -- Kent Van Til * Calvin Theological Journal *
This is a valuable and highly accessible volume, recommended to students of Christian ethics. -- Timothy M. Renick, Georgia State University, Senior Vice President for Student Success and professor, Georgia State University * Religious Studies Review *



Book Information
ISBN 9780761824565
Author Thomas R. McFaul
Format Paperback
Page Count 246
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 381g
Dimensions(mm) 225mm * 151mm * 19mm