Do Morals Matter?: A Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics

by Ian S. Markham

Do Morals Matter? is an accessible and informed guide to contemporary ethical issues that reflects upon the intersection of religion and morality.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published December 6, 2006

Reviews

[Michael Welch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ian Markham lays out the basics of religious ethics. One of the drawbacks even, for the newly updated edition, is the word queer being used- when not referring to sexuality. Another major drawback is that by religious this Markham means largely Roman Catholic; Barth (Reformed Theologian) gets a passage while the remainder of the book focuses on contrasting the Catholic view with ethical traditions such as Consequentialism and Utilitarianism. I say this is a drawback for one simple reason, a brand-new textbook on contemporary religious ethics should at a bare minimum have chapters on Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Islam. In the course I took on Comparative Religious Ethics Markham was viewed as a beginner book. 3.5 stars out of 5.