The Blackwell Companion to Religious Ethics (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion)

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Written by internationally renowned scholars this Companion maps the moral teachings of the worlds religions and also charts new directions for work in the field of religious ethics. Now available in paperback this is a rich resource for understanding the moral teachings and practices of the worlds religions Includes detailed discussions of issues in moral theory Offers extensive treatment of the worlds major religious traditions including Judaism Christianity Islam Buddhism Hinduism Chinese religions and African religions Compares the ways in which the religions provide resources for addressing current moral challenges in areas such as ecology economics global dynamics religious war human rights and other topics.