This important work addresses two major themes: the interconnection of Christian ethics and doctrine, and the interconnection of Christian ethics and the wider history of religions. In both cases, Brian Hebblethwaite contends that the distinctiveness of Christian ethics can only be understood and appreciated against a wider background.
In a remarkably skillful and sensitive way, he explores the strengths and weaknesses of the different religions' contributions to the overcoming of evil, and reveals the distinctiveness of the pluriform and complex nature of Christian ethics in its relationships with both the major world faiths and contemporary humanism. A seminal study which will prove invaluable for all scholars, students and laypeople interested in religious studies, ethics and theology.
Brian Hebblethwaite is Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.