What should we do? That is the question at the heart of the Christian life. Outlining the distinctive elements of Christian ethics, this fifth edition of Moral Choices reflects upon a variety of ethical issues to help readers decide what to do. In this new edition, author and Christian ethicist Scott Rae brings biblical thinking and Christian wisdom to bear upon many new, pressing ethical matters.Moral questions are at the core of life's most vital issues. But today, we ar...

Understanding the basis of making moral choices is crucial as society becomes increasingly complex. Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics gives college students a solid grounding in both theory of ethics and its applications to the social issues of today. Avoiding undue dogmatism, Professor Scott B. Rae outlines the distinctive elements of Christian ethics. Students are also exposed to various ethical systems and the key historical figures associated with them, including Plato, Aristotl...

In the aftermath of the recent economic downturn, some observers leveled harsh criticism against free-market economies. In the spring of 2009, for instance, an article in the The London Telegraph insisted that the industrialized West must re-articulate its moral case for market capitalism. Additionally, numerous commentators proclaimed the days of unfettered markets to be over.In this timely and balanced book, Austin Hill and Scott Rae agree with capitalism's critics that the econo...

Derived from Scott B. Rae’s widely adopted textbook, Moral Choices, this digital short looks carefully at economic life in the Bible and at a range of economic and business issues including wealth, materialism, work, calling, capitalism, human resources management, product safety, and more. Rae covers moral and theological principles for a biblically ordered economic life, and also includes cases and questions for further discussion. The Ethics of Business thus provides a...

If people only see what they expect to see, then why doesn’t she?When her friend, Lady Samantha, spies a rather handsome groom from her bedchamber window, Lady Julia agrees the man is far too handsome to be a groom. “He could be a gentleman,” she tells Sam, thinking it wouldn’t be difficult to teach the servant how to speak, dance, and dress like a gentleman. Doubting Julia can accomplish such a task, Samantha dares her to do just that in time for a for a ball—in o...

If twins love the same woman, is two times the romance worth double the trouble?Clarinda hasn’t seen her late husband’s identical twin since she slapped him for his insolence all those years ago. The horrible things he accused her of still ring in her ears. But she’ll just have to learn to put all that behind her now. Because while the child she’s carrying might be the next earl, it’s Daniel Fitzwilliam—the man she secretly loved before she married his brother—who ...

In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the field and to modern life in general.The nonbinary, nontraditional approach of Keywords unmasks and refutes standard binary thinking—First World/Third World, self/other...

Outlining the distinctive elements of Christian ethics, Moral Choices is the standard text for college ethics courses.Moral questions are at the core of life's most vital issues. But today, we see a breaking down of humanity’s ability to distinguish between right and wrong. After describing a seven-step procedure for thinking through ethical dilemmas, author Scott Rae uses case studies to address some of today's most challenging ethical and social issues. ...

The use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is on the rise in our culture as an alternative for couples facing infertility issues and single women desiring to have children. Is it right – morally, ethically, biblically – to engage this new technology? Are there some aspects of ART that are more acceptable than others? Outside the Womb: The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies addresses the whole issue of “making life”, providing valuable information, both theologically and sc...

Integrity is essential to Judeo-Christian business ethics. But today’s business environment is complex. Those in business, and those preparing to enter the business world, need to grapple with the question of how integrity and biblical ethics can be applied in the workplace. They need to go “beyond integrity” in their thinking. Beyond Integrity is neither excessively theoretical nor simplistic and dogmatic. Rather, it offers a balanced and pragmatic approach to a number of concrete ethical...

What should we do? That is the question at the heart of the Christian life. Outlining the distinctive elements of Christian ethics, this updated edition of Moral Choices: Audio Lectures, designed to go alongside the Moral Choices, 5th Edition textbook, reflects upon a variety of ethical issues to help students decide what to do. In this new edition, Christian ethicist Scott Rae brings biblical thinking and Christian wisdom to bear upon many new, pressing ethical matters.

In Mission-Driven Colleges: Keeping First Things First in Christian Higher Education, Scott Rae and Rick Langer argue that a successful Christian university goes beyond simply incorporating religious studies.They propose that the entire institution, from its leadership to its curriculum, must be designed to nurture a distinctive Christian worldview.The book delves into four foundational questions:What defines a university?Wh...