Scott B. Rae (PhD, University of Southern California) is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Philosophy and Christian Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California.

• Tentative Table of Contents (questions need work)Chapter 1: What is the big deal about being moral? Starting at the BeginningChapter 2: Are God’s commands the ultimate source for morality? Theological EthicsChapter 3: Why can’t we make up our own moral rules for ourselves? Cultural Views of MoralityChapter 4: What do I do when I am in a moral dilemma what do I do? Moral Decision MakingChapter 5: What’s wrong by having an abortion? AbortionChapter 6: How on earth can you say that an embryo is a person? Embryo and Stem Cell ResearchChapter 7: What do you say about all the technological options to a couple who is wrestling with infertility? Reproductive TechnologiesChapter 8: What’s wrong with using biotechnology in gender selection? Genetics and BiotechnologyChapter 9: Don’t you think capital punishment is barbaric? The Death PenaltyChapter 10: Isn’t denying same-sex marriage unfair? Sexual EthicsChapter 11: How come every Christian is not a pacifist? War and MoralityChapter 12: Isn’t the pastorate or the mission field a higher calling? Vocation and CallingChapter 13: Does the Bible mandate either socialism or capitalism? Ethics and EconomicsChapter 14: Do good ethics make for good business? Ethics in the Workplace

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