Recently I have done the majority of my reading on books on Christian Ethics. I have completed the following three:
Responsible Conduct: Principles of Christian Ethics
by J. Douma, Translated by Nelson Kloosterman
Douma was a professor of Christian ethics at the Theological University in Kampen, and he is a member of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.
This book is a basic introduction to Christian Ethics, but from a non-American point of view. Many aspects of morality which we assume or fail to consider as Americans, he ponders and brings biblical wisdom to.
Desire and Deceit: The Real Cost of the New Sexual Tolerance
by Albert Mohler Jr.
In this book, Mohler lifts the curtain on the sex-saturated and confused culture Christians find themselves in. He gives warning to the easily enticed Christian community and lifts up a the noble role of sex and sexuality inside a biblical framework.
Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God
by Paul Copan
Copan is the Chair of the Philosophy and Ethics Departments at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Copan answers some of the hardest questions in the Old Testament. He stands strong against the Neo-Atheist's criticisms against the practices of OT Israel that seem to be condoned and encouraged by God, Himself. He doesn't avoid the problems and remains faithful to the text of Scripture and the goodness of God.
My final read on Christian ethics that I am soon to begin is Generous Justice, by Timothy Keller. This is the book that I am probably looking forward to the most of this small selection on Christian ethics.
"Dogmatics without ethics is empty; ethics without dogmatics is blind. Dogmatics becomes arid scholasticism if its significance for living is not made clear. But ethics slides into moralism when it views our conduct apart from the work that Christ and His Spirit perform in our lives" (Douma, Responsible Conduct 41).
