Overview

The Essentials in Christian Ethics series, edited by C. Ben Mitchell and Jason Thacker, is designed to illuminate the richness and centrality of ethics to all of the Christian life. The series consists of short, introductory volumes written by renowned scholars in the fields of ethics, theology, and philosophy. Each volume explores a crucial element of Christian ethical reflection, approaching the subject from within the broader Protestant moral tradition.

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""Though arguably we live in the richest era of apologetics resources the church has ever known, untrained Christians often find it difficult to locate practical help relevant to their time and place. Moral Apologetics addresses this problem head-on. The good news of the Son of God never changes, but the context of its presentation does. Dew and Steffaniak recognize that the westernized world has transitioned to a largely moral attack against the Christian faith. By carefully unveiling and unpacking this shift, the book highlights how the biblical understanding of humanity powerfully provides answers to many of the ethical challenges of our day. I highly recommend Moral Apologetics as an important resource which will equip believers for relevant gospel conversations."" --Ted J. Cabal, senior professor of philosophy and apologetics, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ""Our day is not one which is lacking in questions about the viability of the Christian faith. As Dew and Steffaniak point out, however, many questions today are not rooted in the evidentialist assumptions of yesteryears but come from moral and ethical concerns. That is why Moral Apologetics is a gift to readers. It is not easy to find a volume that address the variegated moral questions of our age with clarity and charity. Dew and Steffaniak give the attention needed to lay a theological foundation which can give rise to careful moral application on topics from sexuality to technology, and many in-betweens. All readers will walk away with a clear, concise, and charitable presentation of moral apologetics."" --Ronni Kurtz, assistant professor of systematic theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ""Moral Apologetics wonderfully frames the theological and philosophical underpinnings of contemporary moral thinking and provides clear and accessible (though rigorous!) ways of thinking through pressing moral issues. I think this is an outstanding resource for Christian thinkers and interested lay persons. Take up and read!"" --J. T. Turner, associate professor of philosophy and theology, Anderson University ""In an age when Christianity is attacked less for being irrational and more for being immoral, Moral Apologetics offers a timely and incisive defense of the moral vision of the Christian faith. Dew and Steffaniak show that the most pressing objections to Christianity today are not evidential but ethical--that the culture's revolt against God is, at root, a revolt against the very idea of human nature."" --Andrew T. Walker, associate professor of Christian ethics and public theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ""Dew and Steffaniak have delivered a sophisticated, yet accessible Christian apologetic for our contemporary times. As western culture has shifted its focus from metaphysics in the medieval period, to epistemology in the enlightenment period, and to ethics and politics in the postmodern period, a deepened disordering of its worldview has occurred. Dew and Steffaniak have demonstrated the meaning of 1 Peter 3:15 in their defense of the faith. Starting with God, proceeding to humanity created in God's image, and placing ethics in its proper place under theology, they deftly show how the Christian faith transcends time and circumstance, offering hope and light in the face of despair and darkness."" --John D. Wilsey, professor of church history and philosophy and chair, department of church history and historical theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ""Dew and Steffaniak correctly discern that the task of apologetics is shifting. While the evidential questions still matter, the moral concerns are becoming ever more urgent. To the outside world, Christian views on issues like race, sex, gender, marriage, abortion, the sanctity of human life, and technology seem outdated at best and harmful at worst. Contra these objections the authors demonstrate that when it comes to these hot topics Christianity offers positions that lead to human flourishing. Most importantly, this text aptly demonstrates that the pressing issues of morality in our day are rooted in theological anthropology. When our understanding of humanity is distorted, our ethics will inevitably follow suit. That is why--as Dew and Steffaniak convincingly argue--moral apologetics needs theological anthropology."" --Christopher Woznicki, research fellow at The Jonathan Edwards Center, Gateway Seminary and assistant affiliate professor of theology, Fuller Seminary

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James K. Dew, Jr. (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Birmingham, UK) is the President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, LA. Jordan L. Steffaniak (PhD, University of Birmingham, UK) is President of the London Lyceum in Wake Forest, NC.

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