From a view that could be described as enlightened orthodoxy, McCoy tackles a wide range of issues, such as: Is there a Christian perspective on the war in Iraq that is not simply a human perspective? Are Christian ethics pumped up or watered down humanist ethics? What is a distinctly Christian view in modern secularized society? Do the Bible and the Natural Law really still have any relevance to the burning moral issues of the day? As scientific progress raises moral issues of dazzling complexity, do traditional attitudes to abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization and human embryology still make any sense? How long should we prolong life? Should we ever assist death? Fr. Alban McCoy is a sure and enlightened guide to these questions.
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McCoy...writes with clarity and verve, and provides an expert and very readable summary of the subject matter of morality, exploring the meaning of freedodm, determinism, subjectivism, conscience and cultural relativism...very well written.'
(David Atkinson Theology )McCoy...writes with clarity and verve, and provides an expert and very readable summary of the subject matter of morality, exploring the meaning of freedodm, determinism, subjectivism, conscience and cultural relativism...very well written.'
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Alban McCoy, O.F.M., Conv. is a Franciscan, the Catholic Chaplain at the University of Cambridge, Lecturer in Theology at Allen Hall, and Literary Editor for The Tablet.
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This review is from: Intelligent Person's Guide to Christian Ethics (Continuums Icons) (Paperback)
This book is a good starting place for those trying to get a handle on how Christian ethics differ from the two other main schools of thought in our culture -- Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics.
It's a great introductory work, presenting an overview of conflicting views before laying out a Christian approach to ethics. What is particularly nice about this book is that it presents fairly complex positions in a way that is straight-forward enough for most college students to grasp. This book avoids a common problem among philosophers -- writing only for experts in a way that removes ethics and philosophy from the every day world we all live in. It takes a generous and thoughtful writer to distill complex ideas into a form that can be grasped by intelligent and interested people who are not experts in a particular field. McCoy is to be congratulated for doing so.
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