Introducing Protestant Social Ethics

Introducing Protestant Social EthicsDespite their rich tradition of social concern, Protestants have historically struggled to articulate why, whether, and how to challenge unethical social structures. This book introduces Protestants to the biblical and historical background of Christian social ethics, inviting them to understand the basis for social action and engage with the broader tradition. It embraces and explains long standing Christian reflection on social ethics and shows how

did Christianity succeed

Attempts to find total consistency in Paul's writings fail

Now revised and updated throughout

this book will serve as an accessible supplement to any New Testament or Bible introduction textbook

the Summa theologiae

this book helps students to gain the proficiency needed for scholarly theological research

In nearly every realm of human activity

" informing one's ethical choices

an approach that seeks to reinterpret the apostle Paul and his letters against the backdrop of first-century Judaism

spreading through the Greco-Roman world with a mission agenda and church organization distinct from its roots in Jewish Galilee

One of the premier interpreters of Pentecostalism

Includes illustrations