Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church Today Paperback – July 23, 2004

This is a fine introduction to the topic of evangelical Christian ethics. I bought this book as part of a course I am listening to from the [biblicaltraining (dot) org] web site under the course taught by Dr. Ronald Nash on Christian Ethics.On the positive side I think Davis does a good job introducing each topic. I like that he covers a broad range of ethical issues such as abortion, euthanasia, war and peace, capital punishment, divorce and remarriage, etc. He also gives plenty of biblical support for his positions on each issue.The book title is necessarily inaccurate because the label "evangelical" is sufficiently broad in today's culture that not all who call themselves evangelical would agree with his positions. While Davis is aware of this diversity of opinion among evangelicals, he nevertheless makes a pretty strong case for his positions. We might describe his efforts as making the case for the conservative evangelical position.On the negative side the book is necessarily surface level. While each topic is touched on, and is introduced well, those looking for a more in depth treatment on each topic should delve more deeply into other books. The other criticism I have is that the book reads like a textbook. While it is informative, it is not the most engaging of reads.I would recommend this book if only to get your feet wet in the subject matter. It will give you food for thought and will challenge you to think about where you stand on particular ethical issues. While the book has some style issues, for an introductory textbook on Christian ethics, this book will serve the reader well.

Davis is an author who I am proud to call a fellow "Evangelical" Christian. He does a good job of debunking the myth that faithfulness to the Bible's doctrine is equivalent to intellectual decay. Actually, Davis is engaged with considerable empirical research. He shows a side of scientific development and insight that is often deleted from media outlets because it seems to confirm the truth of Scripture. Davis weighs in on issues that are extremely difficult. However, his formula for discerning the best ethical choice is straightforward and effective. The Scriptures take their rightful place as the central ethical standard for Evangelical Ethics. An investigation into scientific development, Biblical scholarship, and changing societal mores together yields a thorough investigation of some of the toughest issues of our day, including poverty, sexuality, and abortion. Davis is a great inheritor of the legacy of Machen and other Evangelicals that saw the doctrines of Christianity as timeless truths that could be repeatedly proven in the practical matters of everyday life. This is a great book.

I found this book very helpful for answers to many questions about modern issues for christians and what the bible has to say regarding them. Sometimes it helps to have a book like this to help those who are facing difficulty in their life and show them the verses in the bible to clear up any misunderstanding of what we are to do as christians with our lives and choices.

I did not vehemently disagree with anything in this book. However, I did find his arguments not to be Biblically fueled. When discussing contraception and abortion, he focused more on scientific research and not on God's standards. The book could have been written by a secular professor who dabbled in Scripture. This is not suited for deep theological study on ethics, in my humble opinion.

My husband had to read this book for his theological seminary. Having said this, I also have read portions of this book and it's extremely interesting! It's a very easy read for those of us not anticipating going to seminary school.

The description of the book was true. I received it in less than the 10 days stated and that was very good. I was able to prepare for my class ahead of time. This great for online classes. It allows you to prepare for the subject matter prior to the class meeting.

there are some things i really wanted to read about and some things that i hadn't really given much thought or concern for though much of it was interesting. i think a lot of the issues were approached from a somewhat outdated perspective though it maintains Biblical values well.

This book contains valuable information for issues surrounding Christians today. I appreciate that Davis offers a slightly objective viewpoint. While we each person that reads this book may not arrive at the same conclusions, the information that it gives allows readers to arrive at a well-educated conclusion about controversial issues.

This book is an excellent exposition of many issues that face us evangelicals and how we should respond to them. He mananged to convince me of the appropriateness of the death penalty in relation to murder. He explained in detail many issues such as abortion, euthunaisia (which is in fact murder) just war and many others. His arguments for just was is very good. I must say though that in many instances, I was unable to determine where he placed a Chrtistian in all this. I am reminded of scriptures such as John 18 verse 36. I agree that there may be times when war becomes a neccessity and when there many need to be revolution, I still insist that as Christians we are called tyo a different type of warfare. Ephesians chapter 6 and 2 Corinthians chapter 10 verses 3-6. Overall, a very good book

This is a well written book on Christian ethics and explains things from a biblical point of view. All the major, controversial issues of the day are covered with the author giving a biblical viewpoint. Granted, some may disagree with his analysis and explanation but any serious student of the bible would be wise to heed the explanations given here.I would recommend this book to anyone who may be interested in or studying this subject.

I used the book for my college assignment.