{"product_id":"social-ethics-making-9781444337303","title":"Social Ethics Making","description":"In the early 1880s, proponents of what came to be called \"the social gospel\" founded what is now known as social ethics. This ambitious and magisterial book describes the tradition of social ethics: one that began with the distinctly modern idea that Christianity has a social-ethical mission to transform the structures of society in the direction of social justice. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the story of social ethics - the idea that Christianity has a social-ethical mission to transform society - from its roots in the nineteenth century through to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses and analyzes how different traditions of social ethics evolved in the realms of the academy, church, and general public\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the wide variety of individuals who have been prominent exponents of social ethics from academics and self-styled \"public intellectuals\" through to pastors and activists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet to become the definitive reference guide to the history and development of social ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecipient of a \u003ci\u003eCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009\u003c\/i\u003e award \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Dorrien\u003c\/b\u003e is the Reinhard Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University. He is the author of 14 books and over 200 articles that range across the fields of ethics, social theory, theology, philosophy, politics, and history.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337241202962,"sku":"9781444337303","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3bcc9c9-2363-4d7e-84a4-b462438d9eba.jpg?v=1727957433","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/social-ethics-making-9781444337303","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}