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A Tradition of Christian Ethics |
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1 | (4) |
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5 | (6) |
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2. Lutheran Ethics: Perennial Themes and Contemporary Challenges |
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11 | (20) |
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11 | (1) |
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The Christian's Calling in the World |
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12 | (5) |
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The Church's Calling in Public Life |
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17 | (10) |
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27 | (4) |
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3. The Twofold Center of Lutheran Ethics: Christian Freedom and God's Commandments |
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31 | (24) |
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31 | (2) |
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The Modern Theological Impoverishment of Protestant Ethics |
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33 | (5) |
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Three Twentieth-Century Movements in Protestant Ethics: Overcoming the Protestant Fallacy by Deconstructing the Modern Concept of Ethics |
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38 | (2) |
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Christian Freedom and God's Commandment: Remembering Luther's Theology of Christian Freedom |
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40 | (4) |
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Christian Freedom: On the Path of God's Commandments |
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44 | (4) |
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God's Commandments and the "Natural Law" |
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48 | (4) |
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Law and Gospel--or Redeemed Life "Already and Not Yet" |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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4. Practicing Christians: Prayer as Formation |
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55 | (20) |
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55 | (1) |
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Practices of "Practicing Christians" |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (4) |
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Practices of Formation: Luther's Three-Legged Stool |
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62 | (1) |
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Luther on Individual Prayer: Instruction on a Practice |
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63 | (5) |
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Contours of the Christian Life: Composing a Way of Life |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (6) |
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5. African American Lutheran Ethical Action: The Will to Build |
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75 | (22) |
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History and Social Location |
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76 | (1) |
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Elements of Ethical Action |
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77 | (2) |
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The African American Ethical Tradition |
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79 | (4) |
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African American Lutheran Ethical Action |
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83 | (7) |
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A Lutheran Response to Racism |
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90 | (2) |
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Implications for a Contemporary Lutheran Ethic |
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92 | (4) |
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96 | (1) |
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6. Ethics and the Promise of God: Moral Authority and the Church's Witness |
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97 | (18) |
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Ethical Witness and the Vocation of the Church |
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98 | (6) |
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By What Authority and by What Criteria? |
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104 | (4) |
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Facing Our Conflicts: Courage and Confidence in Decision and Action |
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108 | (6) |
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114 | (1) |
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7. Pauline Ethics: Congregations as Communities of Moral Deliberation |
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115 | (16) |
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115 | (1) |
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Free Speech and the Letter/Spirit Distinction in 2 Corinthians 3 |
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116 | (4) |
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Moral Action Means Extending Freedom: Philippians 1:27--2:18 |
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120 | (4) |
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Bearing Difference to the World: Romans 12-15 |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (3) |
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8. The Reform Dynamic: Addressing New Issues in Uncertain Times |
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131 | (20) |
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131 | (1) |
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What the Tradition Offers, Perhaps |
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132 | (2) |
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Some Theological-Ethical Resources, Perhaps |
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134 | (14) |
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148 | (3) |
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9. A Table Talk on Lutheran Ethics |
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151 | (25) |
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Our Social Location Makes a Difference |
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151 | (3) |
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The Distinctiveness of Lutheran Ethics |
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154 | (4) |
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On Retrieving, Teaching, and Critiquing a Tradition |
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158 | (3) |
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The Role of Scripture in Lutheran Ethics |
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161 | (3) |
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164 | (4) |
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Continuing Deliberations Regarding Homosexuality |
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168 | (5) |
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The Church as a Community of Moral Deliberation |
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173 | (3) |
Abbreviations |
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176 | (1) |
Notes |
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177 | (31) |
Bibliography of Lutheran Ethics |
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208 | (33) |
Index |
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