Provides a discussion of the foundations and methods in ethics and ways to apply a Christian worldview to a secular culture.

Today there is growing acceptance of the idea of physician-assisted suicide. Even Christians are beginning to factor the possibility into their ethical understandings. Would it not be compassionate to acquiesce in a terminally ill patient's request to end it all? This sentiment seems reasonable, even humane. But as Harvard ethicist Arthur J. Dyck shows in this powerful work, there are solid moral and practical bases for the existing laws against assisted suicide in the United States and elsewhere. Over the course of four interconnected, tightly reasoned arguments, Dyck takes readers from a...

Provides a holistic integrative model of Christian faith and practice
Guards against imbalances among head, heart and hands
Shows what happens, using historical examples, when one aspect of faith is overemphasized or underemphasized
Offers both biblical and theological perspectives
Helps us link intellect and emotions with actions of witness and mercy
Includes study questions for individuals or groups

Our culture is not only sex-crazed but also deeply confused about sex and sexual ethics. Unfortunately, Christians seem equally confused, and the church has tended to respond with simplistic answers. The reason for this confusion is that the meaning of sex has been largely lost.

Dennis Hollinger argues that there is indeed a God-given meaning to sex. This meaning, found in the Christian worldview, provides a framework for a biblical sexual ethic that adequately addresses the many contemporary moral issues. The Meaning of Sex provides a good balance between accessible theology and...