Introducing Christian Ethics

Samuel Wells is Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and a widely-known theologian, preacher, pastor, writer, and broadcaster. He is also Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics at King's College, London. He has published 25 books, including Improvisation, God's Companions, and A Nazareth Manifesto. He edited the partner book to this volume, Christian Ethics: An Introductory Reader (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).Ben Quash is Professor of Christianity and the Arts at King’s College London. He is the author of Theology and the Drama of History (2005), and is former Reviews Editor of Studies in Christian Ethics.Rebekah Eklund is Assistant Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, where she teaches theology, ethics, and Christian Scripture. She is the author of Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus' Laments in the New Testament (2015).

• Preface viiiIntroduction 1Part One The Story of Christian Ethics 31 The Story of God 52 The Story of the Church 343 The Story of Ethics 644 The Story of Christian Ethics 90Part Two The Questions Christian Ethics Asks 1235 Universal Ethics 1276 Subversive Ethics 1597 Ecclesial Ethics 200Part Three The Questions Asked of Christian Ethics 2338 Good Order 2359 Good Life 27010 Good Relationships 30311 Good Beginnings and Endings 34312 Good Earth 369Timeline 396Glossary of Names 398Glossary of Terms 409Name Index 417Subject Index 422