David P. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of
Christian Ethics and director of the Center for Theology and Public
Life at Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia. His many other books
include Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust: Genocide and Moral
Obligation and The Sacredness of Human Life: Why an Ancient
Biblical Vision Is Key to the World’s Future.
Glen H. Stassen (1936–2014) served as the Lewis B. Smedes
Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary,
Pasadena, California. His other books include Living the Sermon on
the Mount and Just Peacemaking.
"This highly revised second edition of the now-seminal Kingdom
Ethics improves what was already a practically perfect primer on
Christian ethics for laypersons, pastors, and theologians. . . .
Gushee and Stassen present an intelligent and comprehensive
introduction to the 'doing' of Christian ethics grounded in their
lived faith, yet their work remains approachable and valuable to
those who do not share that faith."
-- Rub�n Rosario Rodr�guez
Saint Louis University "Freshly conceived, newly organized,
carefully explicit about both method and the complexity of concrete
moral judgments, this book exemplifies what we all want evangelical
Christian ethics to be -- centered on Jesus, deeply grounded in
Scripture, and attentive to emerging issues and new concerns as
God's people seek to discern the shape of a life lived in faithful
response to the in-breaking kingdom."
-- Sondra Wheeler
Wesley Theological Seminary "A more-than-worthy successor to the
first edition of Kingdom Ethics and a wonderful contribution to the
community of Jesus's disciples. . . . In this new edition Gushee
sharpens the argument and intensifies the prophetic voice. The
result is an even more powerful work that forms readers in
Christlikeness in community and empowers the disciple community and
its leaders to fulfill the Great Commandment and the Great
Commission."
-- Jonathan R. Wilson
Carey Theological College "This clarion call to participate in the
ongoing reign of God is christocentric, clear, and compelling. It
is also a complete introduction to Christian ethics. Updated and
timely, Kingdom Ethics connects the way of Jesus to our Christian
past and present and lights our way in the ongoing struggle. An
accessible masterpiece for all who would follow Jesus."
-- Darryl M. Trimiew
past president of the Society of Christian Ethics "Kingdom Ethics
is arguably the most significant and comprehensive Christian ethics
textbook of our time. While such updates as a glossary make the
book even more accessible, the real treasure of this edition is
Gushee and Stassen's deepened examination of critical topics such
as racism, criminal justice, human sexuality, and peacemaking.
Kingdom Ethics in this second edition will expand the hearts and
minds of all those who desire to be formed by faithful scholarship
in conversation with the gospel of Jesus Christ."
-- Michelle A. Clifton-Soderstrom
North Park Theological Seminary "In Kingdom Ethics David Gushee and
the late Glen Stassen have served an entire generation of students
in Christian ethics. This second edition continues to challenge our
thinking about many of the enduring social issues of our time. It
remains focused on an ethics of Jesus based primarily on the Sermon
on the Mount and trace out the implications of Jesus's teaching for
our contemporary setting. In this substantial revision Gushee
tackles these issues in ways that will challenge some conventional
Christian thinking. The text, in places, will prove controversial
to some readers. This edition of Kingdom Ethics will nonetheless
drive all who read it to pursue greater depths of theological
reflection and faithfulness in Christian discipleship on important
matters facing our world."
-- Patrick T. Smith
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary "Kingdom Ethics does indeed
'reclaim Jesus Christ for Christian ethics and for the moral life
of the churches, ' allowing his teachings and practices -- in
particular the Sermon on the Mount -- to set the agenda and
structure. This second edition pays even more attention to global
Christianity and well deserves to be used across cultural
boundaries as a compelling model to construct a faithful and
relevant Christian ethic."
-- Joon-Sik Park
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
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