{"product_id":"introduction-to-christian-ethics-conflict-faith-and-human-life-9780664263447","title":"Introduction to Christian Ethics: Conflict, Faith, and Human Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll Christians read the Bible differently, pray differently, value their traditions differently, and give different weight to individual and corporate judgment. These differences are the basis of conflict. The question Christian ethics must answer, then, is, \"What does the good life look like in the context of conflict?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this new introductory text, Ellen Ott Marshall uses the inevitable reality of difference to center and organize her exploration of the system of Christian morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What can we learn from Jesus' creative use of conflict in situations that were especially attuned to questions of power?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does the image of God look like when we are trying to recognize the divine image within those with whom we are in conflict?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we better explore and understand the complicated work of reconciliation and justice?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis innovative approach to Christian ethics will benefit a new generation of students who wish to engage the perennial questions of what constitutes a faithful Christian life and a just society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarshall, Ellen Ott:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Ott Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Conflict Transformation at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThough the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom: Toward a Responsible Theology of Christian Hope\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChoosing Peace through Daily Practices\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChristians in the Public Square: Faith that Transforms Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eConflict Transformation and Religion: Essays on Faith, Power, and Relationship.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844859859218,"sku":"9780664263447","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0f51ba3-05c1-4562-bc6c-f057271ac6b9.jpg?v=1737335041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/introduction-to-christian-ethics-conflict-faith-and-human-life-9780664263447","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}