the genesis of ethics on the authority of god as the origin

The Genesis of Ethics: On the Authority of God as the Origin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, Esong>theong>r D., PUBLISHER: Pilgrim Press, ong>Theong> ong>Genesisong> ong>ofong> ong>Ethicsong> soundly addresses ong>theong> controversial concept ong>ofong> God's authority and reframes ong>theong> concept as separate from authoritarianism. Esong>theong>r D. Reed views ong>ethicsong> as ong>theong> practical expression ong>ofong> divine-human reciprocity -- not as an isolated part ong>ofong> Christian life. "God's authority is not ong>ofong> a controlling or hegemonic kind, but ong>ofong> ong>theong> dialogic, answerable kind, which draws human persons into relationship, " writes Reed. Reed proclaims that God's Word calls us to life, and ong>theong> way we answer with our lives is ong>theong> embodiment ong>ofong> Christian ong>ethicsong> and moral ong>theong>ology. ong>Theong> book presents and expounds upon a critical question -- How is ong>theong> church to exercise authority in ways that promote ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> personal freedom in Christ while preventing its teaching authority from becoming authoritarian?

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelsay, John, PUBLISHER: Westminster John Knox Press, This book explores questions regarding ong>theong> justice ong>ofong> war and addresses ong>theong> lack ong>ofong> comparative perspectives on ong>theong> ong>ethicsong> ong>ofong> war, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with ong>theong> war in ong>theong> Persian Gulf, focusing on ong>theong> role ong>ofong> Islamic symbols in ong>theong> rhetoric ong>ofong> Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides an overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> Islamic tradition in regards to war and peace, and ong>theong>n focuses on ong>theong> notion ong>ofong> religion as a just cause for war.

The Church: Christ in the World Today, Student Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Albl, Martin C., PUBLISHER: Saint Mary's Press, **ong>Theong> Subcommittee on ong>theong> Catechism, United States Conference ong>ofong> Catholic Bishops, has found this catechetical text, copyright , to be in conformity with ong>theong> Catechism ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic Church. ong>Theong> Church: Christ in ong>theong> World Today guides ong>theong> students in exploring and understanding ong>theong> Catholic Church, as well as its origin, structure, and mission. Additionally, ong>theong> course addresses ong>theong> roles ong>ofong> ong>theong> hierarchy, those in religious life, and ong>theong> laity in supporting ong>theong> mission ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church. Particular attention is paid to ong>theong> global presence ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church as a light to all people

Unlocking the Vault

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Toney, Joyce J., PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, Have you been called out as priests or priestess for ong>theong> Almighty God? Has God conferred a kingly or queenly authority on you? What rights do you have as one ong>ofong> Gods priest-kings or priestess-queens? Is ong>theong> enemy ong>ofong> your soul holding your inheritance in a vault? Learn how to unlock your priestly and kingly inheritance. Unlocking ong>Theong> Vault To Your Priestly and Kingly Inheritance will answer all ong>ofong> ong>theong>se questions and give you keys on how to lay hold ong>ofong> your rightful inheritance. Obtaining our inheritance is crucial to walking in ong>theong> full power and authority conferred upon us from God.

The Social Market Economy: Theory and Ethics of the Economic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koslowski, P. / Koslowski, Peter, PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>Theong> social market economy forms a fundamental ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> market economy and an integrated economic and ethical ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> economic order in which ong>theong> political and societal conditions for ong>theong> working ong>ofong> ong>theong> market are included in ong>theong> ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> market economy. ong>Theong> social market economy is presented as a universal ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> ong>theong> decisions to be made about ong>theong> economic order in all cultures and is analysed in its basic ong>theong>oretical foundations and in its application to ong>theong> transition process from ong>theong> planned to ong>theong> market economy, particulary in ong>theong> privatisation ong>ofong> socialised property in Russia and former East Germany. Leading German and Russian experts in ong>theong> field as well as four classical texts present a systematic analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> social market economy from ong>theong> point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> economics, law, and ong>ethicsong>.

The Deeper Christian Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murray, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, God intends you to have all ong>theong> blessings ong>ofong> His storehouse, including His free favor, peace in ong>theong> storms ong>ofong> life, and ong>theong> power ong>ofong> ong>theong> Holy Spirit. As your Christian walk is transformed into ong>theong> happy way ong>ofong> life that God intends for you, you will have ong>theong> desires ong>ofong> your heart and come to know ong>theong> joy ong>ofong> God's presence.

God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lennox, John, PUBLISHER: Lion Publishing Plc, Intended to provide a basis for discussion, this captivating study evaluates ong>theong> evidence ong>ofong> modern science in relation to ong>theong> debate between ong>theong> aong>theong>istic and ong>theong>istic resource addresses such topics as ong>theong> origin ong>ofong> life; ong>theong> genetic code and its origin; ong>theong> nature and scope ong>ofong> evolution; and ong>theong> scope and limits ong>ofong> science. Gripping and thoroughly argued, it is an illuminating look at one ong>ofong> man's greatest debates. This updated edition features 10 percent new content and a brand new forward from ong>theong> author.

Moral Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kevan, PUBLISHER: P & R Publishing, Demonstrates ong>theong> value ong>ofong> ong>theong> Law ong>ofong> God in ong>theong> believer's life. Based on ong>theong> insights ong>ofong> ong>theong> brilliant Puritan writer Anthony Burgess

Business Ethics: Through Time and Across Contexts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Svensson, Goran / Wood, Greg, PUBLISHER: Studentlitteratur AB, ong>Theong> objective ong>ofong> this book is to provide a wider perspective on business ong>ethicsong>, particularly at a time when it is gaining in importance in marketplaces and societies across ong>theong> globe. A worldwide team ong>ofong> authors from North and South America, Asia, Australasia, Africa and Europe contribute ong>theong>ir expertise, providing a comprehensive overview ong>ofong> business ong>ethicsong> as influenced by ong>theong> rich tapestry ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir life experiences. ong>Theong> chapters showcase a wide range ong>ofong> views from past business ong>ethicsong> issues, to contemporary, to an examination ong>ofong> future issues including: ong>ethicsong> and ong>theong> environment, ong>ethicsong> and strategy, codes ong>ofong> ong>ethicsong>, stakeholders and ong>theong> marketplace, ong>ethicsong> conventions and globalization. This book is designed for scholars, students and practitioners.

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servant Publications, In this fourth title in ong>theong> series ong>ofong> contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough ong>ofong>fers a popular explanation ong>ofong> ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, ?ong>theong> fundamental doctrine ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith, ? and its relation to ong>theong> body ong>ofong> Christian revelation. He presents a synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith: ong>theong> triune life ong>ofong> God; ong>theong> Person ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>r, ong>theong> Son and ong>theong> Holy Spirit; creation; ong>theong> Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments and sacramentals; love; life with God here and hereafter. McDonough relies on ong>theong> ong>theong>ology ong>ofong> Saints John and Paul, ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> church, and ong>theong> spiritual writings ong>ofong> Sister Elizabeth ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, a contemporary ong>ofong> Saint Th?r?se ong>ofong> Lisieux. He sees ong>theong> mystery ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity as a secret?ong>theong> Secret ong>ofong> Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes ong>theong> pattern for true Christian living.

Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alston, William P., PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, In this clear and provocative account ong>ofong> ong>theong> epistemology ong>ofong> religious experience, William P. Alston argues that ong>theong> perception ong>ofong> God-his term for direct experiential awareness ong>ofong> God-makes a major contribution to ong>theong> grounds ong>ofong> religious belief. Surveying ong>theong> variety ong>ofong> reported direct experiences ong>ofong> God, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about God on ong>theong> basis ong>ofong> mystical experience.

The Shield of Honor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Gilbert, PUBLISHER: Tyndale House Publishers, Two families--ong>theong> Wakefields ong>ofong> nobility and ong>theong> lower-class Morgans--are ong>theong> focus ong>ofong> this sweeping generational saga, joined by intriguing personalities such as Elizabeth I, William Tyndale, and John Bunyan. Linking ong>theong> people and events through ong>theong> ages is ong>theong> struggle ong>ofong> men and women who sought God as ong>theong> answer to ong>theong>ir difficulties. #3: "Shield ong>ofong> Honor" This third book ong>ofong> ong>theong> series depicts ong>theong> English civil war, Charles I, and Cromwell as it continues ong>theong> story ong>ofong> ong>theong> Wakefield and Morgan families.

Lectures on Ethics, : John Dewey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dewey, John / Koch, Donald F., PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, Donald F. Koch supplies ong>theong> only extant complete transcription ong>ofong> ong>theong> annual three-course sequence on ong>ethicsong> Dewey gave at ong>theong> University ong>ofong> Chicago from to . Koch argues that ong>theong>se lectures ong>ofong>fer ong>theong> best systematic, overall introduction to Dewey's approach to moral philosophy and are ong>theong> only account showing ong>theong> unity ong>ofong> his views in nearly all phases ong>ofong> ethical inquiry. ong>Theong>se lectures are ong>theong> only work by Dewey to set forth a complete ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> moral language. ong>Theong>y ong>ofong>fer a clear illustration ong>ofong> ong>theong> central methodological questions in ong>theong> development ong>ofong> a pragmatic instrumentalist ethic and ong>theong> actual working out ong>ofong> ong>theong> instrumentalist approach as distinct from simply presenting it as a conclusion.

The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hume, Robert Ernest / Hume, R. E., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Theong> metaphysical treatises known as ong>theong> Upanishads represent ong>theong> efforts ong>ofong> ong>theong> major thinkers ong>ofong> early India, from around ong>theong> sixth century B.C., to solve ong>theong> problems ong>ofong> ong>theong> origin, ong>theong> nature, and ong>theong> destiny ong>ofong> man and ong>theong> universe. ong>Theong>se texts, translated by Hume who faithfully rendered ong>theong> original Sanskrit, include an appendix ong>ofong> recurrent and parallel passages in ong>theong> principal Upanishads and ong>theong> Bhagavad-Gita, full annotations, a bibliography, and a helpful exposition ong>ofong> ong>theong> methods ong>ofong> translation.

The Pocket Patriot: An Introduction to the Principles of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grant, George E., PUBLISHER: Cumberland House Publishing, ong>Theong> Pocket Patriot is a citizenship primer for a new generation ong>ofong> Americans. It includes such important documents as ong>theong> Mayflower Compact and ong>theong> Declaration ong>ofong> Independence, as well as sketches ong>ofong> ong>theong> lives ong>ofong> ong>theong> presidents, including ong>theong> largely unknown American presidents.

Immanuel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Witmer, John / Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, John Witmer presents ong>theong> almighty Son ong>ofong> God as a living, breathing, incarnate man. He shows us a full picture ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christ in four distinct phases: ong>theong> Son ong>ofong> God before he became man, ong>theong> divine suffering man on Earth, ong>theong> glorified and ascended Christ, and ong>theong> coming King.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and ong>ofong> Each ong>ofong> Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility ong>ofong> Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions ong>ofong> Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

With the 3rd Wisconsin Badgers: The Living Experience of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Raab, Steven S. / Willard, Van R., PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books, Presents an edited version ong>ofong> ong>theong> diary ong>ofong> infantryman Van R. Willard as he lived through such events ong>ofong> ong>theong> Civil War as ong>theong> Battle ong>ofong> Antietam, a lengthy stay at a hospital in Frederick, and ong>theong> Battle ong>ofong> Gettysburg. Throughout ong>theong> editor ong>ofong>fers comments explaining some ong>ofong> ong>theong> events framing ong>theong> narrative ong>ofong> ong>theong> diary.

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Manchester, William, PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books, From tales ong>ofong> chivalrous knights to ong>theong> barbarity ong>ofong> trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source ong>ofong> awe, horror, and wonder than ong>theong> Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with ong>theong> grace and authority ong>ofong> his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on ong>theong> brink ong>ofong> collapse to ong>theong> grandeur ong>ofong> its rebirth-ong>theong> dense explosion ong>ofong> energy that spawned some ong>ofong> history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some ong>ofong> its most spectacular villains- ong>theong> Renaissance.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> role and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon as an institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social and economic history ong>ofong> ong>theong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth and maturity ong>ofong> ong>theong> surrounding community.

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In ong>theong> three lectures which give ong>theong>ir title to this delightful collection ong>ofong> esays, ong>theong> author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Enchanted Voyage" and "ong>Theong> Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> evolution. ong>Theong> first lecture considers ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on oong>theong>r bodies; ong>theong> second examines ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> ecological niche; and ong>theong> third discusses some ong>ofong> ong>theong> possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on ong>theong> extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> selective forces that act on man, as on oong>theong>r animals. Anoong>theong>r ong>ofong> ong>theong> pieces deals with ong>theong> problem ong>ofong> ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> natural beauty to works ong>ofong> art, particularly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. ong>Theong> final essay, "ong>Theong> Cream in ong>theong> Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman and ong>ofong> ong>theong> European magpie most in one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social and political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule and ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, economic and cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins and course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, and ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

The American Cowboy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Will, PUBLISHER: Mountain Press Publishing Company, "ong>Theong> American Cowboy spans three generations ong>ofong> cowboys in ong>theong> American West, from ong>theong> young trail boss ong>ofong> ong>theong> very first cattle drive from Texas north to ong>theong> railroads, to his grandson, born after ong>theong> open range had been fenced in. Discover ong>theong> danger and thrill ong>ofong> life on ong>theong> frontier as ong>theong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> cowboy unfolds through ong>theong> expansion ong>ofong> ong>theong> cattle business, ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> ong>theong> railroads, and ong>theong> coming ong>ofong> ong>theong> farmer. Will James brings to life ong>theong> spirit ong>ofong> ong>theong> American cowboy that will never die.

Radical Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, Sylvia, PUBLISHER: Xlibris Corporation, This second book ong>ofong> ong>theong> Real Magic series continues to explore ong>theong> ancient Hermetic Teachings as "A mental art---ong>theong> art ong>ofong> using consciousness itself as ong>theong> tool for creating changes in consciousness." What does ong>theong> Hermetic axiom, "as above; so below" really mean? ong>Theong> relationship between macrocosm (above) and microcosm (below) is ong>theong> key to ong>theong> Hermetic Teachings. Macrocosm refers to ong>theong> Eternal Reality ong>ofong> Light; ong>theong> realm ong>ofong> God. Microcosm is its reflection; a fragmentation ong>ofong> Light; ong>theong> world ong>ofong> human existence and human ego. ong>Theong> core ong>ofong> ong>theong> Hermetic Teachings for centuries has been focused on transforming ong>theong> fragmented body ong>ofong> Light in human consciousness and uniting below with above.

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