Ellen Ott Marshall is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Conflict Transformation at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She is the author of Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom: Toward a Responsible Theology of Christian Hope; Choosing Peace through Daily Practices; Christians in the Public Square: Faith that Transforms Politics and editor of Conflict Transformation and Religion: Essays on Faith, Power, and Relationship.
"By acknowledging that conflict is at the heart of the human
experience, Marshall offers a radically new and innovative approach
to the task of Christian ethics, one that offers creative
possibilities for deepening moral reflection. Imaginative,
impassioned, practical, and imminently accessible, this book is an
essential read." - Rebecca Todd Peters, Professor of Religious
Studies and Director, Poverty and Social Justice Program, Elon
University
"Ellen Ott Marshall's new Introduction to Christian Ethics is
grounded in the novel and timely claim that 'to study Christian
ethics is to study conflict.' Deploying a methodology which is
contextual, feminist, and Wesleyan, she masterfully explores major
theological affirmations and methodological claims of Christian
ethics through examples and case studies, all of which return again
and again to conflict. This is an introductory text pitched as
overview and demonstration, as illustrative, humble, and
self-revealing rather than comprehensive, proud, and distant.
Marshall claims that 'one cannot pursue the Kingdom of God without
entering into conflict.' She is absolutely right, and this
introductory textbook, helps us understand why. Highly
recommended." -David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor
of Christian Ethics and Director, Center for Theology & Public
Life, Mercer University; author of Still Christian: Following Jesus
Out of American Evangelicalism
"In a moment when the public meaning of Christianity and Christian
moral responsibility couldn't be more contested comes this
excellent text by Ellen Ott Marshall. Introduction to Christian
Ethicsbrings us on a journey of careful critical thinking rooted in
clear methodology so we may engage the urgent collective question
"how do we live the good life in the midst of conflict?" Marshall
doesn't merely ensure her readers take seriously tradition, reason,
texts and contexts; she also demonstrates that our engagement of
such must include critique and reconstruction for the sake of
justice and social transformation. She ably demonstrates how these
are part of the social-ethical mission at the heart of the
Christian tradition. I am eager to use this work with my own
students and excited about what it will enable them to go forth and
be and do in the world." -Jennifer Harvey, Professor of Religion,
Drake University
If you have been looking for an innovative text to teach
introductory Christian ethics, then Ellen Ott Marshall's new book
is it. "How do we live the good life in the midst of ongoing
conflict?" Marshalluses conflict as an interpretive lens to
explicate and rethink theological concepts, such as imago Dei, sin,
and reconciliation and ethical theories, such as teleology,
deontology and responsibility. Her keen scholarly insights are also
practical insights drawn from experiences of conflict in church and
society. With this book, Professor Marshall provides a means to
teach our students how to think ethically about and be moral agents
who respond faithfully to the ongoing conflict of twenty-first
century life in church and society. -- Marcia Y. Riggs, J. Erskine
Love Professor of Christian Ethics, Columbia Theological Seminary
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