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Christian ethics

Christian ethics, also known as moral theology, is a multi-faceted ethical system. It is a virtue ethic, which focuses on building moral character, and a deontological ethic which emphasizes duty according to the Christian perspective.

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Christian ethics

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related to Reformation, Counter-Reformation and Christian humanism · 30
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related to Middle Ages · 22
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related to External links · 21
Christian ethics → Bradley, Brief, Cambridge, Catholic Encyclopedia, Christian Ethics Reading Room, Dowden, England, Ethics, EthicsCatholic Encyclopedia, Institute, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, KLICE, Moral Philosophy, Moral TheologyFieser, OCLC, Online Literature, Philosophy, Thomas Aquinas
related to Bioethics · 19
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related to Early Christianity · 18
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related to Criticism · 13
Christian ethics → According, And, By, Christian, Christianity, Friedrich Nietzsche, God, Immanuel Kant, Kant, Leys, Ronald Preston, Some, Wayne
related to Modern Christian ethics · 13
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related to Epistemology · 12
Christian ethics → Christian, Evidentialism, God, In, It, Judaism's, Michael Fishbane, Observation, People, Rabbinic, Reality, Richard Swinburne
related to Basic ethical principles · 9
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related to Politics · 9
Christian ethics → Amy, Black, Christian, God, Gordon Wenham, Jesus, Matthew, Old Testament, Political

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Christian ethicsis avirtue ethic which focuses on developing an ethical character0.90text
Christian ethicsis anecessity somehow to do justice to both0.90text
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Augustine of Hippoinstance ofThrough figures0.80text
Christian ethical teachings defined Christian thought for several centuriesinstance ofThrough figures0.80text
Huldrych Zwingli regarded churchinstance ofWhere some reformers0.80text

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