Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics

2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 72-84
Author(s):  
William Schweiker

Abstract The following essay seeks to outline the direction for »evangelical ethics« in the 21st century. The article begins by exploring the contemporary moral and religious situation in terms of dominant global dynamics. In the light of this novel situation, the remainder of the essay presents an account of theological ethics in terms of responsibility for the integrity of life from the perspective of theological humanism. Throughout the article the continuities and discontinuities between this approach to theological ethics and previous forms of Protestant ethics are explored and explained


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