Christian Ethics : The End of the Law (Hardcover)

Part One: Describing the Christian Life 1. Gathering the Community: Why 'Christian Ethics' Isn’t What You Think 2. Identifying Who(se) We Are: What’s God Got to Do With It? 3. Reading in Communion: How Our Stories Structure Our Lives Interlude 1: Why We Sing 4. Proclaiming the Good News: Why You Have To Read the Times 5. Praying for the World: Accepting Our Inadequacies Part Two: Forming the Christian Life 6. Offering Our Selves: Couldn’t I Just Look Up the Rules? 7. Recapitulating the Tradition: Why the Virtues Matter 8. Calling Upon the Spirit: Being Known By Our Fruits Interlude 2: Why We Act 9. Nourishing the Body with the Body: Why Christian Identity Matters 10. Sent Forth Into the World: Now the Real Work Begins Part Three: Enacting the Christian Life 11. Monday Morning, Back on the Job 12. Tuesday Afternoon at the Voting Booth Interlude 3: Wednesday Night: Why We Go Back to Church 13. Thursday at the Hospital ? All Day Long 14. Friday Night on the Town 15. Saturday’s Walk in the Woods Conclusion: From the Ethics of Decision to the Ethics of Character