Annotated Bibliography -- By: Anonymous

Journal: Reformation and Revival
Volume: RAR 05:4 (Fall 1996)
Article: Annotated Bibliography
Author: Anonymous


Annotated Bibliography

Editor

The study of ethics includes a number of other disciplines and divisions which should be considered to make up an exhaustive bibliography. I have chosen to highlight only works that deal more generally and broadly with the field.

*Atkinson, David J. and Field, David F., Arthur Holmes, Oliver O’Donovan; editors. New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1995. This massive 918-page dictionary is an invaluable current resource for any Christian leader interested in the subjects covered. Highly recommended!

Bahnsen, Greg L. Theonomy in Christian Ethics, Expanded Edition. Phillipsburg, New Jersey: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1977. The late Greg Bahnsen was probably the foremost thinker and apologist for Christian Reconstruction or Theonomy. All who want to interact critically with this distinct view of the covenants and the law must come to grips with this well-written volume.

Barclay, William. Ethics in a Permissive Society. New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Barclay, known for his New Testament commentary series used by so many, is sometimes theologically muddled but always an excellent popularizer who writes with clarity.

*Barth, Karl. Ethics. New York: The Seabury Press, 1981. Barth, who became the best known theologian of the century, wrote this originally as lectures given in his early days as a professor. He relates moral issues to piety and the Gospel with a pastor’s concern. Recommended for the discerning and the scholar.

*Bloesch, Donald G. Freedom for Obedience: Evangelical Ethics for Contemporary Times. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. An extremely important book in that it grounds the Christian approach to ethics in the Gospel of God’s grace following the classical approach that is missed by many today, especially in the Reformed community, where ethics is not always linked to the obedience that is genuinely produced by the Cross.

Clark, David K. and Rakestraw, Robert V Readings in Christian Ethics: Volume OneTheory and Method. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994. Carefully chosen selections from sources as diverse as Packer, Thielicke, Frame and Smedes. Covers foundational matters well and offers the reader diversity. A second volume to follow.

Davis, John Jefferson. Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church Today. Phillipsburg, New Jersey: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1993 reprint. A valuable work recently reprinted. This work deals with several important contemporary matters; e.g., abortion, contraception, divorce and re...

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