A bank loan officer in the Midwest faces foreclosing on the farms of his friends. An emergency room worker challenges hospital policy of not identifying AIDS patients.
A group of church and community workers confronts issues of homelessness and racism...
The case method approach, so effective in business and law studies, forms the backbone of this introductory text. Christian Ethics immerses students in real-life situations, encouraging participation, reflection, and dialogue. Each case study- sixteen in all, on family, business, medicine, violence and nonviolence, life and death-is followed by expert commentaries and suggestions for further reading. Christian Ethics offers a particularly effective way to approach contemporary social issues. It underscores the importance of a Christian ethical outlook in facing the pressing dilemmas of our times.