Ethics of World Religions: Opposing Viewpoints

by Arnold D. Hunt, Marie T. Crotty, Robert B. Crotty

Compares and contrasts the ethical systems derived from the major religions of the world

216 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1978

Reviews

[Andrew Knoff]

3.5. A very insightful book outlining the center of ethical life in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Above all this book is probably best as a way to become familiar with the forces that guide the pious in each of these religions. The forms of religion addressed in this text are much more historical than contemporary, and as such many modern perversions of tradition are omitted, which I'm personally fine with, but know that to understand the ethics of something like Christian fundamentalism one would have to look elsewhere, as those are religious practices not firmly set in tradition. I think this book is good for it's length, but it is noticeably non-critical. The Abrahamic religions are spared of their worst passages, Hinduism is spared of dealing critically with the concept of caste, etc. Still, a worthwhile read, I learned a lot.