David P Gushee

"Kingdom Ethics is arguably the most significant and comprehensive Christian ethics textbook of our time." -- Michelle A. Clifton-Soderstrom, North Park Theological SeminaryChristian churches across the spectrum, and Christian ethics as an academic discipline, are often guilty of evading what Jesus actually said about moral life, focusing instead on other biblical texts or traditions. This evasion of Jesus has seriously malformed Christian moral witness--which Jesus said is tested by whether we put his words "into practice."David Gushee and Glen Stassen's Kingdom Ethics is the leading Christian introductory ethics textbook for the twenty-first century. Solidly rooted in Scripture--and uniquely focusing on Jesus's teachings in the Sermon on the Mount--the book has offered students, pastors, and other readers a comprehensive and challenging framework for Christian ethical thought. Writing to recenter Christian ethics in Jesus Christ, Gushee and Stassen focus on the meaning of the Kingdom of God, perennial themes of moral authority and moral norms, and all the issues raised by the Sermon on the Mount--such as life and death, sexual and gender ethics, love and justice, truth telling, and politics.This second edition of Kingdom Ethics is substantially revised by Gushee and features enhanced and updated treatments of all major contemporary ethical issues--including updated data and examples, a more global perspective, gender-inclusive language, a clearer focus on methodology, discussion questions for every chapter, and a detailed new glossary.Kingdom Ethics is for readers anywhere wanting a robust, comprehensive understanding of Christian ethics that is founded on the concrete teachings of Jesus and will equip them for further exploration into the field.

The growing movement of post-evangelicalism highlights an opportunity to elevate and center the moral teachings of Jesus. So many of those who identify as Christian intuitively know that their old version of faith is no longer working, and they feel a theological vacuum. David P. Gushee has been a leader in recent years for those ready to move on to a more examined and robust faith. Now, in The Moral Teachings of Jesus, Gushee examines forty teachings of Jesus, drawn from all four New Testament Gospels, to clarify exactly what Jesus said about the moral life.

The growing movement of post-evangelicalism highlights an opportunity to elevate and center the moral teachings of Jesus. So many of those who identify as Christian intuitively know that their old version of faith is no longer working, and they feel a theological vacuum. David P. Gushee has been a leader in recent years for those ready to move on to a more examined and robust faith. Now, in The Moral Teachings of Jesus, Gushee examines forty teachings of Jesus, drawn from all four New Testament Gospels, to clarify exactly what Jesus said about the moral life.

도처에 있는 기독교 교단들과 교회들이 성소수자(LBGTQ)를 포용하는 문제와 씨름하고 있다. 과학적 증거들이 쌓이면서, 더 광범위한 사회적 영역에서는 커다란 발전이 있었지만, 많은 종교들과 그들의 공동체들은 그 흐름을 따라가지 않았다. 한결같이, 아직도 많은 사람들은 복음주의 및 다른 교회들에게 심한 비난의 소리를 듣고 있고, 그 곳에서 쫓겨나거나 다같이 함께 떠나가고 있다. 데이비드 거쉬(David Gushee) 박사는 기독교인들이 더 포용적인 교회를 위한 비전을 가질 수 있는 성경 공부, 기도 및 성찰을 하도록 도움으로써, 강력하고 영감을 주는 희망과 치유의 메시지를 제공해 준다.거의 틀림없이 미국을 이끄는 기독교 윤리학자라고 할 수 있는 거쉬(Gushee)는 교회들과, 토론 그룹들과, 개인들에게 도움이 되는 많은 책들을 저술했다. 그는 "고문에 반대하는 복음주의적 선언"의 저자이고, "기후변화에 대한 복음주의적 이니셔티브"의 초안을 만들었다. 그의 책 "하나님의 통치와 예수따름의 윤리(Kingdom Ethics)"은 미국 전역에서 목회자들의 서재에 꽂혀 있다. 이제, 데이비드 거쉬(David Gushee)가 기독교 안에서 가르쳐 온 자신의 경력에서 가장 중요한 책이라고 부르는 이 책에서 그는 자신의 생각이 바뀌게 된 과정을 통해 흥미로운 토론 주제를 우리에게 던져주고 있다.자신의 신중한 성경 연구, 탐구, 그리고 기도를 통해, 거쉬(Gushee)는 우리를 신학적 대화의 여정으로 이끈다. 이 한 권의 책에서, 그는 역사적 기독교의 성윤리의 모든 각각의 요소에 대해 간결하게 정리한다. 그는 창조에 관한 핵심적인 논의를 포함하여 모든 관련된 성경 구절들과 모든 신학적인 입장들을 망라한다. 본문의 상황과 성경의 언어를 신중하게 연구하면서, 그는 한편으로 전통주의자들을 존중하면서도 우리가 포용의 길, 경멸의 태도를 끝내는 길로 갈 수 있도록 원칙에 입각한 논의로 우리를 안내해 준다. 이 최종판에서는 또한, 거쉬(Gushee)의 비평가들에 대한 대답과 소그룹 토의를 의한 연구 안내서가 포함되어 있다.기독교 저자인 브라이언 맥라렌(Brian McLaren)은 '생각의 변화'를 일컬어 "깊이가 있고, 신중하며 뛰어나고, 또한 산뜻하게 명확하고 이해하기 쉬운 책"이라고 말한다. 이 책은 지금까지 변해오고 앞으로도 변하게 될 전통적 교회의 가르침들을 좀 더 상황에 맞게 적용하기를 원하는 개인들과 단체들이 사용하기에 탁월하게 유용한 안내서이다.

도처에 있는 기독교 교단들과 교회들이 성소수자(LBGTQ)를 포용하는 문제와 씨름하고 있다. 과학적 증거들이 쌓이면서, 더 광범위한 사회적 영역에서는 커다란 발전이 있었지만, 많은 종교들과 그들의 공동체들은 그 흐름을 따라가지 않았다. 한결같이, 아직도 많은 사람들은 복음주의 및 다른 교회들에게 심한 비난의 소리를 듣고 있고, 그 곳에서 쫓겨나거나 다같이 함께 떠나가고 있다. 데이비드 거쉬(David Gushee) 박사는 기독교인들이 더 포용적인 교회를 위한 비전을 가질 수 있는 성경 공부, 기도 및 성찰을 하도록 도움으로써, 강력하고 영감을 주는 희망과 치유의 메시지를 제공해 준다.거의 틀림없이 미국을 이끄는 기독교 윤리학자라고 할 수 있는 거쉬(Gushee)는 교회들과, 토론 그룹들과, 개인들에게 도움이 되는 많은 책들을 저술했다. 그는 "고문에 반대하는 복음주의적 선언"의 저자이고, "기후변화에 대한 복음주의적 이니셔티브"의 초안을 만들었다. 그의 책 "하나님의 통치와 예수따름의 윤리(Kingdom Ethics)"은 미국 전역에서 목회자들의 서재에 꽂혀 있다. 이제, 데이비드 거쉬(David Gushee)가 기독교 안에서 가르쳐 온 자신의 경력에서 가장 중요한 책이라고 부르는 이 책에서 그는 자신의 생각이 바뀌게 된 과정을 통해 흥미로운 토론 주제를 우리에게 던져주고 있다.자신의 신중한 성경 연구, 탐구, 그리고 기도를 통해, 거쉬(Gushee)는 우리를 신학적 대화의 여정으로 이끈다. 이 한 권의 책에서, 그는 역사적 기독교의 성윤리의 모든 각각의 요소에 대해 간결하게 정리한다. 그는 창조에 관한 핵심적인 논의를 포함하여 모든 관련된 성경 구절들과 모든 신학적인 입장들을 망라한다. 본문의 상황과 성경의 언어를 신중하게 연구하면서, 그는 한편으로 전통주의자들을 존중하면서도 우리가 포용의 길, 경멸의 태도를 끝내는 길로 갈 수 있도록 원칙에 입각한 논의로 우리를 안내해 준다. 이 최종판에서는 또한, 거쉬(Gushee)의 비평가들에 대한 대답과 소그룹 토의를 의한 연구 안내서가 포함되어 있다.기독교 저자인 브라이언 맥라렌(Brian McLaren)은 '생각의 변화'를 일컬어 "깊이가 있고, 신중하며 뛰어나고, 또한 산뜻하게 명확하고 이해하기 쉬운 책"이라고 말한다. 이 책은 지금까지 변해오고 앞으로도 변하게 될 전통적 교회의 가르침들을 좀 더 상황에 맞게 적용하기를 원하는 개인들과 단체들이 사용하기에 탁월하게 유용한 안내서이다.

When Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and male. How did that happen?Christianity is rooted in the ancient Near East among people of darker skin. But over time, European Christians cast Jesus in their own image, with art that imagined a fair-skinned Savior in the style of imperial rulers. Grace Ji-Sun Kim explores the historical origins and theological implications of how Jesus became white and God became a white male. The myth of the white male God has had a devastating effect as it enabled Christianity to have a profoundly colonialist posture across the globe. Kim examines the roots of the distortion, its harmful impact on the world, and shows what it looks like to recover the biblical reality of a nonwhite, nongendered God. Rediscovering God as Spirit leads us to a more just faith and a better church and world.

"Cambiando nuestra mente" ha ayudado a miles de familias y congregaciones a repensar con cuidado y compasi n la forma en que algunas ense anzas religiosas se han ense ado debido a la tradici n sobre la plena inclusi n de la comunidad LGBTQ.Las denominaciones cristianas y las iglesias de todo el mundo luchan con el tema de la inclusi n LGBTQ. Con la creciente evidencia cient fica, nuestra sociedad en general ha dado grandes pasos, pero demasiadas familias y comunidades religiosas no han seguido el ritmo. M s que nunca, muchas personas a n experimentan una condena profunda por parte de iglesias evang licas y de otras denominaciones, siendo expulsadas o abandonando la iglesia por completo. El Dr. David Gushee ofrece un mensaje poderoso e inspirador de esperanza y sanaci n al ayudar a los cristianos a volver al estudio de la Biblia, la oraci n y la reflexi n de una manera que ayude a crear una visi n de una iglesia m s inclusiva.Sin duda alguna, Gushee uno de los profesionales de la tica cristiana de Estados Unidos m s destacado, ha escrito muchos libros tiles para iglesias, grupos de discusi n e individuos. Es autor de la "Declaraci n evang lica contra la tortura" y redact la "Iniciativa clim tica evang lica". Su obra "La tica del reino" se encuentra en las estanter as de pastores en todo el pa s. Ahora, en lo que l describe como el libro m s importante de su carrera como maestro cristiano, Gushee nos ofrece esta discusi n alentadora sobre c mo cambi su mente.Partiendo de su propio estudio cuidadoso de la Biblia, investigaci n y oraci n, Gushee nos lleva en un viaje teol gico conversacional. En un solo libro, marca de manera concisa cada componente de la moral sexual cristiana hist rica. Cubre todos los pasajes b blicos relevantes y todas las posiciones teol gicas, incluyendo el argumento clave de la creaci n. Con un estudio cuidadoso del contexto y del lenguaje b blico, nos gu a a trav s de una discusi n basada en principios que respeta a los tradicionalistas, al mismo tiempo que aboga por la inclusi n y el fin del desprecio. Esta tercera edici n definitiva tambi n incluye la respuesta de Gushee a sus cr ticos y una gu a de estudio para discusiones en grupos peque os.El autor Brian McLaren califica a "Cambiando nuestra mente" como un recurso con "profundidad, que es cuidadoso y brillante... y] refrescantemente claro y comprensible". Es un manual sumamente til para cualquier individuo u organizaci n que desee contextualizar mejor la forma en que algunas ense anzas religiosas se han ense ado debido a la tradici n, que han sido y deben continuar cambiando.

"Cambiando nuestra mente" ha ayudado a miles de familias y congregaciones a repensar con cuidado y compasi n la forma en que algunas ense anzas religiosas se han ense ado debido a la tradici n sobre la plena inclusi n de la comunidad LGBTQ.Las denominaciones cristianas y las iglesias de todo el mundo luchan con el tema de la inclusi n LGBTQ. Con la creciente evidencia cient fica, nuestra sociedad en general ha dado grandes pasos, pero demasiadas familias y comunidades religiosas no han seguido el ritmo. M s que nunca, muchas personas a n experimentan una condena profunda por parte de iglesias evang licas y de otras denominaciones, siendo expulsadas o abandonando la iglesia por completo. El Dr. David Gushee ofrece un mensaje poderoso e inspirador de esperanza y sanaci n al ayudar a los cristianos a volver al estudio de la Biblia, la oraci n y la reflexi n de una manera que ayude a crear una visi n de una iglesia m s inclusiva.Sin duda alguna, Gushee uno de los profesionales de la tica cristiana de Estados Unidos m s destacado, ha escrito muchos libros tiles para iglesias, grupos de discusi n e individuos. Es autor de la "Declaraci n evang lica contra la tortura" y redact la "Iniciativa clim tica evang lica". Su obra "La tica del reino" se encuentra en las estanter as de pastores en todo el pa s. Ahora, en lo que l describe como el libro m s importante de su carrera como maestro cristiano, Gushee nos ofrece esta discusi n alentadora sobre c mo cambi su mente.Partiendo de su propio estudio cuidadoso de la Biblia, investigaci n y oraci n, Gushee nos lleva en un viaje teol gico conversacional. En un solo libro, marca de manera concisa cada componente de la moral sexual cristiana hist rica. Cubre todos los pasajes b blicos relevantes y todas las posiciones teol gicas, incluyendo el argumento clave de la creaci n. Con un estudio cuidadoso del contexto y del lenguaje b blico, nos gu a a trav s de una discusi n basada en principios que respeta a los tradicionalistas, al mismo tiempo que aboga por la inclusi n y el fin del desprecio. Esta tercera edici n definitiva tambi n incluye la respuesta de Gushee a sus cr ticos y una gu a de estudio para discusiones en grupos peque os.El autor Brian McLaren califica a "Cambiando nuestra mente" como un recurso con "profundidad, que es cuidadoso y brillante... y] refrescantemente claro y comprensible". Es un manual sumamente til para cualquier individuo u organizaci n que desee contextualizar mejor la forma en que algunas ense anzas religiosas se han ense ado debido a la tradici n, que han sido y deben continuar cambiando.

Amid culture wars and church division, Michael W. Austin calls us back to the authentic Way--following Christ in humility and love. American Christians have lost the Way. We chase power and comfort and coat our self-righteousness in a Christian veneer. We comfort ourselves that we follow the rules and go to church, so life will work out for us. But we have forgotten what it means to truly follow Christ. Michael Austin brings us back to basics of the Christian life: humility and love. Drawing on Philippians and 1 Corinthians, Austin reminds us how Jesus, in love, poured himself out for others. This other-centeredness stands contrary to vainglorious affirmation in our lives, online and off--and it is the key to healing the deep divisions in our communities. Austin guides the reader through spiritual disciplines to aid in the formation of this virtue, from praying the psalms to building healthy communities. For Christians seeking transformative union with God, in their souls and society, Humility is the ideal companion.

The culture wars show no sign of abating. Same-sex sexuality continues to be one of the most brutal and bloody fronts in those wars and Christians, the fiercest combatants. Friendships, families, churches, and denominations continue to draw their lines-in-the-sand, split, and go their separate ways. Meanwhile, the lives of many, young and old, are deeply scarred and some even lost in the crossfire. It doesn't have to be that way Challenging the arguments that perpetuate that conflict, Open Wide the Gates presents a carefully developed biblical, theological, and ethical argument for the welcome, affirmation, and inclusion of gays and lesbians in the life and ministry of the local church. Its irenic tone and clearly articulated presentation provides pastors, denominational leaders, and concerned laypeople with a reliable guide for navigating these often-turbulent waters. In this comprehensive study, Brian D. Cunnington points to a path forward, a path for following Jesus in the twenty-first century characterized by grace, love, and hope; a path that demonstrates the radical presence of God's kingdom here on earth for all people, regardless of their sexual orientation.

The culture wars show no sign of abating. Same-sex sexuality continues to be one of the most brutal and bloody fronts in those wars and Christians, the fiercest combatants. Friendships, families, churches, and denominations continue to draw their lines-in-the-sand, split, and go their separate ways. Meanwhile, the lives of many, young and old, are deeply scarred and some even lost in the crossfire. It doesn't have to be that way Challenging the arguments that perpetuate that conflict, Open Wide the Gates presents a carefully developed biblical, theological, and ethical argument for the welcome, affirmation, and inclusion of gays and lesbians in the life and ministry of the local church. Its irenic tone and clearly articulated presentation provides pastors, denominational leaders, and concerned laypeople with a reliable guide for navigating these often-turbulent waters. In this comprehensive study, Brian D. Cunnington points to a path forward, a path for following Jesus in the twenty-first century characterized by grace, love, and hope; a path that demonstrates the radical presence of God's kingdom here on earth for all people, regardless of their sexual orientation.

American democracy is in danger. How do we protect it from authoritarian reactionary Christianity? On January 6, 2021, a group of Americans stormed the Capitol to prevent the certification of their political opponent's election in the name of Jesus Christ and his representative on earth, Donald Trump. How could this have happened? David P. Gushee tackles the question in this timely work of Christian political ethics. Gushee calls us to preserve democratic norms of civil rights, rule of law, and shared governance, even as many Christians grow reactionary and antidemocratic. Broadly surveying global politics and modern history, he analyzes the ways Christians have supported authoritarianism today and in the past, aiming to understand why and how this happens--and how to prevent it. Ultimately, he develops a better model of Christian political engagement, looking to traditions of congregational democracy, dissident Black Christian politics, and covenantal theology as a guide. Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies advocates for sane, ethical, and compassionate politics in a world where many Christians are instigating discord and vying for power. Any concerned Christian will leave its pages with eyes clear to the dangers of our current form of political engagement and with insight into what democracy is truly meant to be.

The twenty-first century has seen energy passing between religious and political worldviews, kicking up dust around the identity- and conviction-based fault lines in American society. While many evangelical Christians have developed and deployed a “worldview theory” to describe and locate themselves within the world’s ideological strife, Jacob Cook argues this approach has, in effect, compelled those listening to adopt the world’s divisive modes of dealing with difference rather than living out a compelling alternative. As a popular framework for theology in recent history, world-viewing has driven its white evangelical adherents to narrate human lives in this world (including their own) in ways that warp Christian identity as a personal, social, and theological reality. Through close studies of key white evangelical leaders who utilized the worldview concept for political engagement and cultural transformation over the last century, Cook reveals why worldview theory is inept for grasping real human complexity and, moreover, how it forms a barrier to genuine life together as creatures in a world only the living God can really “view.” In between these studies, he draws from current conversations in psychology, sociology, critical race studies, and other fields to deliver a vigorous critique of the worldview concept and its use as well as its underlying impulse—and to unmask what world-viewing shares with the history and spirit of whiteness. This book is for those wrestling with the relationship between Christianity and whiteness in America, how the dynamics of whiteness have become transparent and, thus, contentions, and where to go from here if one is to follow Jesus.

A Group Study Guide to David Gushee's Bestselling After EvangelicalismMillions are getting lost in the evangelical maze: inerrancy, indifference to the environment, deterministic Calvinism, purity culture, racism, LGBTQ discrimination, male dominance, and Christian nationalism. As one of America's leading public scholars on these issues in religion today, David Gushee offers a clear assessment and his book After Evangelicalism shines a light on the path forward.The After Evangelicalism Group Study Guide encourages people to read and reflect together on Christianity after evangelicalism.This study guide, written by someone who taught the material himself, can be used by individuals or groups to accompany the reading of the book. The guide is structured in five sections, each dealing with two of the book's chapters. Each week of the guide offers three sections: Getting Ready, giving a summary of the big ideas from the book as well as questions for personal reflection; Group Discussion, offering five or six discussion questions; and Paths Forward, providing supplementary material for going further or deeper. There are also one or two spiritual practices people can try, as well as an optional simple Bible study." . . . a succinct yet deeply informed guide for post-evangelicals seeking to pursue Christ-honoring lives."Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne

"A comprehensive one-stop manual on what it means to live Christianly."Peter Enns, author of The Bible Tells Me SoWhat does it mean to be a Christian in today's turbulent world? After every disillusionment and debate, what convictions survive? Dr. David P. Gushee is an influential voice in American religious life as an ethicist, pastor, and activist. He's advocated on issues ranging from torture and climate change to truth in politics and LGBTQ inclusion. He co-authored the pivotal Kingdom Ethics, a Jesus-based ethics textbook, and has written numerous books and hundreds of opinion pieces on what Christianity has to say about how we should live. Now, in this ambitious new book, Gushee sums up his many years of teaching and experience to provide a definitive, comprehensive vision of the Christian moral life.With twenty-five easy-to-digest chapters, plus audio and video versions that readers can access from links in each chapter, Introducing Christian Ethics offers readers a way to understand how to situate moral reasoning not only in scripture, but also in tradition and human reasoning. It offers a focus on Jesus and the disinherited, and a nuanced rethinking of the kingdom of God and its meaning for Christian ethics. Drawing on Gushee's own work and life story but also a richly diverse set of sources, it covers general principles like virtues, truthfulness, love, and justice. And it discusses issues like creation, patriarchy, white supremacy, abortion, sexuality, marriage, politics, crime, and more.This new book is groundbreaking in its breadth. Written for seminary students, educators, pastors, small groups, and Christians everywhere, this is the first time in his long publishing career that Gushee has offered both audio and video versions along with each copy of the book. The multimedia elements were recorded at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, where Gushee is the Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics. The book also includes a complete discussion guide with questions conveniently organized by chapter.Early reviewers around the world are describing Introducing Christian Ethics as an inspiring guide to finding core Christian convictions in a post-evangelical world."Gushee has distilled a lifetime of learning, thinking, and teaching Christian ethics in universities, seminaries, churches, and other settings into a comprehensive yet very readable book," writes Rub n Rosario Rodr guez, Professor of Systematic Theology at Saint Louis University, in the book's Foreword. "Drawing on his own extraordinary journey as a practicing Christian and professional ethicist who has engaged all the major moral dilemmas confronting the Christian faith in the postmodern world, Introducing Christian Ethics serves as both a practical manual for how one ought to live the Christian life and an encyclopedic introduction to the academic discipline of Christian ethics. Throughout the text Gushee's considerable genius manages to interject a pastoral focus without sacrificing intellectual rigor, explore contemporary challenges to Christian faith without disregarding the vast resources of the Christian tradition, and give preference to marginalized and silenced voices ... without losing sight of the fact that Jesus's good news of liberation extends to both the oppressed and their oppressors."

"A comprehensive one-stop manual on what it means to live Christianly."Peter Enns, author of The Bible Tells Me SoWhat does it mean to be a Christian in today's turbulent world? After every disillusionment and debate, what convictions survive? Dr. David P. Gushee is an influential voice in American religious life as an ethicist, pastor, and activist. He's advocated on issues ranging from torture and climate change to truth in politics and LGBTQ inclusion. He co-authored the pivotal Kingdom Ethics, a Jesus-based ethics textbook, and has written numerous books and hundreds of opinion pieces on what Christianity has to say about how we should live. Now, in this ambitious new book, Gushee sums up his many years of teaching and experience to provide a definitive, comprehensive vision of the Christian moral life. With twenty-five easy-to-digest chapters, plus audio and video versions that readers can access from links in each chapter, Introducing Christian Ethics offers readers a way to understand how to situate moral reasoning not only in scripture, but also in tradition and human reasoning. It offers a focus on Jesus and the disinherited, and a nuanced rethinking of the kingdom of God and its meaning for Christian ethics. Drawing on Gushee's own work and life story but also a richly diverse set of sources, it covers general principles like virtues, truthfulness, love, and justice. And it discusses issues like creation, patriarchy, white supremacy, abortion, sexuality, marriage, politics, crime, and more. This new book is groundbreaking in its breadth. Written for seminary students, educators, pastors, small groups, and Christians everywhere, this is the first time in his long publishing career that Gushee has offered both audio and video versions along with each copy of the book. The multimedia elements were recorded at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, where Gushee is the Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics. The book also includes a complete discussion guide with questions conveniently organized by chapter.Early reviewers around the world are describing Introducing Christian Ethics as an inspiring guide to finding core Christian convictions in a post-evangelical world."Gushee has distilled a lifetime of learning, thinking, and teaching Christian ethics in universities, seminaries, churches, and other settings into a comprehensive yet very readable book," writes Rub n Rosario Rodr guez, Professor of Systematic Theology at Saint Louis University, in the book's Foreword. "Drawing on his own extraordinary journey as a practicing Christian and professional ethicist who has engaged all the major moral dilemmas confronting the Christian faith in the postmodern world, Introducing Christian Ethics serves as both a practical manual for how one ought to live the Christian life and an encyclopedic introduction to the academic discipline of Christian ethics. Throughout the text Gushee's considerable genius manages to interject a pastoral focus without sacrificing intellectual rigor, explore contemporary challenges to Christian faith without disregarding the vast resources of the Christian tradition, and give preference to marginalized and silenced voices ... without losing sight of the fact that Jesus's good news of liberation extends to both the oppressed and their oppressors."