What is Religious Ethics? An Introduction is an accessible and informative overview to major themes and methods in religious ethics. This concise and lively book demonstrates the relevance and importance of ethics based in religious traditions and describes how scholars of religious ethics think through moral problems.
Combining an issues-based approach with a model of studying ethics religion-by-religion, this volume examines pressing topics through a variety of belief systems-Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism-while also importantly spotlighting Indigenous communities. Engaging case studies invite readers to consider the role of religions with regard to issues such as:
- CRISPR
- Vegetarianism
- Nuclear weapons
- Women-s leadership
- Reparations for slavery
What is Religious Ethics? is a reliable and easily digesti
