Facing Ethical Issues: Dimensions of Character, Choices & Community

by Patrick T. McCormick

Everyday Ethics The authors provide here a consistent and systematic method for making connections between those three elements of moral experience―character, choices, and community―and concrete ethical issues. They describe the method that they will use to "face the issues," and then address complex and controversial issues related the economy, war and violence, medicine, sexuality, and the environment. Facing Ethical Issues ―-useful across many denominations. ―a companion volume to the authors' Character, Choices and Community that stands alone very well. ―written for non-experts, especially undergraduate and graduate students. †

400 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Patrick T. McCormick is professor of religious studies at Gonzaga University. He is the author of A Banqueter's Guide to the All Night Soup Kitchen of the Kingdom of God (Liturgical Press, 2004) and has written a monthly column on Christianity and culture for U.S. Catholicsince 1994.

Reviews

[Brian Corbin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I use this book in general and more advanced moral theology/Christian moral living classes. Very good read of basics and essence of Catholic moral tradition...use as companion with Character, Choices and Community book of same authors for the case studies.