In this companion volume to Christian Personal Ethics, the nutnor tackles contemporary issues in social ethics and pro- vides evangelical guidelines in strategic areas of Christian concern.

The church neglects involvement in the social arena "both to its own detriment and to the detriment of society," writes the author in the introduction. "In an hour of widespread revolution, when political forces are reshaping the larger frontiers of modern life, the Church's concern with the prob- lem of social justice is especially imperative. But how this social involvement is properly carried out whether by the institutional Church acting in a political way, or by individual Christians conscientiously fulfilling their civic duties is a very important question."