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General Works

On-line Resource Robert Aboagye-Mensah, "Karl Barth's Attitude to War in the Context of World War II," The Evangelical Quarterly 60.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988): 43-59. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book J. Kerby Anderson, "Artificial Reproduction: Biblical Appraisal," Bibliotheca Sacra 143: 569 (1986): 61-67.
Article in Journal or Book J. Kerby Anderson, "Euthanasia: A Biblical Appraisal," Bibliotheca Sacra 144: 574 (1987): 208-217.
On-line Resource Norman Anderson, "Ethics: Relative, Situational or Absolute," Vox Evangelica 9 (1975): 28-36.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David J. Atkinson, "Causing Death and Allowing to Die," Tyndale Bulletin 34 (1983): 201-228. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Greg L. Bahnsen, "Should We Uphold Unchanging Moral Absolutes?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 28.3 (1985): 309-315.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Bruce W. Ballard, "The Death Penalty: God's Timeless Standard For The Nations?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43.3 (2000): 471-487.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource William D. Barrick, "The Christian and War," The Master's Seminary Journal 11.1 (Spring 2000): 191-212.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Francis J. Beckwith, "A Critical Appraisal of Theological Arguments for Abortion Rights," Bibliotheca Sacra 148: 591 (1991): 337-335.
On-line Resource Francis J. Beckwith, "Cloning and Reproductive Liberty." Nevada Law Journal 3.1 (Fall 2002):61-87.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Kenneth D. Boa, "What Is Behind Morality?" Bibliotheca Sacra 133: 530 (1976): 153-164.
On-line Resource John Bolt, "Rightly Applying the Word of Truth: The Bible and the Moral Life," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 53-66.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource George M. Bowman, "The Heart of Christian Ethics," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 19-31.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "Paul on Immorality," Scottish Journal of Theology 24 (1971): 457-472.
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "Jesus, Ethical Teachings," Baker Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids: Baker / Washington, DC: Canon Press, 1973. pp.348-351.
On-line Resource Harry Bunting, "Ethics and the Perfect Moral Law," Tyndale Bulletin 51.2 (2000): 235-260. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Dale E. Burrington, "The Command and the Orders in Brunner's Ethic," Scottish Journal of Theology 20 (1967): 149-
On-line Resource Henry Joel Cadbury [1883-1974], "The basis of early Christian antimilitarism," Journal of Biblical Literature 37.1-2 (Mar.-June 1918): 66-94.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource George L. Carey, "Biblical-Theological Perspectives on War and Peace," The Evangelical Quarterly 57.2 (Apr.-June 1985): 163-178. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource M. Daniel Carroll R., "The Relevance of Cultural Conditioning For Social Ethics," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29.3 (1986): 307-315.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource J. Daryl Charles, "Just-War Moral Reflection, the Christian, and Civil Society," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48.3 (Sept. 2005): 589-608.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource W.C. Coetzer, "Pauline eschatology and ethics - a critical evaluation of Martin Dibelius," Neotestamentica 21.1 (1987): 25-32.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.D. Coggan, The New Testament Basis of Moral Theology. London: The Tyndale Press, 1948. Pbk. pp.15.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph David Cook, The Moral Maze. London: SPCK, 2003. Pbk. ISBN: 0281053685.
On-line Resource M. Daniel Carroll R., "Context, Bible and Ethics: a Latin American Perspective," Themelios 19.3 (May 1994): 9-15.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Robert Davidson, "Some Aspects of the Old Testament Contribution to the Pattern of Christian Ethics," Scottish Journal of Theology 12 (1959): 373-
Book or monograph Davis: Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church TodayJohn Jefferson Davis, Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church Today. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 0875526225. pp.360.
On-line Resource Robin Dowling & Nigel Halliday, "The Nuclear Threat," Foundations 22 (Spring 1989): 36-43.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David Nelson Duke, "Asking the Right Questions about War: A Lesson from C.H. Spurgeon," The Evangelical Quarterly 61:1 (Jan-Mar. 1989): 71-80.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Book or monograph Eckman: Biblical Ethics: Choosing Right in a World Gone WrongJames P. Eckman, Biblical Ethics: Choosing Right in a World Gone Wrong. Crossway Books, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 1581345720. pp.105.
On-line Resource Millard J. Erickson with Ines E. Bowers, "Euthanasia and Christian Ethics," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 19.1 (1976): 15-24.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Keith H. Essex, "Euthanasia," The Master's Seminary Journal 11.1 (Spring 2000): 191-212.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book John S. Feinberg, "A Baby At Any Cost And By Any Means? The Morality of in Vitro Fertilization and Frozen Embryos," Trinity Journal 14.2 (1993): 143-173
Article in Journal or Book Verne H. Fletcher, "The Fundamental Shape of Old Testament Ethics," Scottish Journal of Theology 24 (1971): 47-
Article in Journal or Book Norman L. Geisler, "Biblical Absolutes and Moral Conflicts," Bibliotheca Sacra 131: 523 (1976): 219-228.
Article in Journal or Book Norman L. Geisler, "A Christian Perspective on Wine-Drinking," Bibliotheca Sacra 139: 553 (1982): 41-55.
Book or monograph Robin Gill, A Textbook of Christian Ethics. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0567292800. pp.556.
On-line Resource Gene L. Green, "The Use of the Old Testament for Christian Ethics in 1 Peter," Tyndale Bulletin 41.2 (1990): 276-289. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Stephen P. Greggo & Lucas Tillett, "Beyond Bioethics 101: Where Theology Gets Personal and Pastoral," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.2 (June 2010): 349-363.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Wayne Grudem, "Should We Move Beyond the New Testament to a Better Ethic," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47.2 (2004): 299-346.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph James Gustafson, Christian Ethics and the Community. Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1971.
Article in Journal or Book John J. Haldane, "The Ethics of Life and Death," Scottish Journal of Theology 38 (1985): 603-
On-line Resource Bernard Häring, CSSR, The Law of Christ: Moral Theology for Priests and Laity, translated by Edwin Kaiser, CPPS. Westminster: Mercier Press, 1697. Hbk. ISBN: 0853421722. pp.615.
Book or monograph Hauerwas: The Peaceable KingdomStanley Hauerwas The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0268015546. pp.179.
Audio Resource - usually mp3 format The Paganizing of Christian Sexual Ethics (Daniel Heimbach)
Article in Journal or Book John A. Henley, "Theology and the Basis of Human Rights," Scottish Journal of Theology 39 (1986): 361-
Article in Journal or Book Eilert Herms, "Virtue: A Neglected Concept in Protestant Ethics," Scottish Journal of Theology 35 (1982): 481-
On-line Resource Evan C. Hock, "Theology and Ethics," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 33-52.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph A.F. Holmes, Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions Contours of Christian Philosophy. Leicester: IVP, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0851107249. pp.132.
Book or monograph Instone-Brewer: Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary ContextDavid Instone-Brewer, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0802849431. pp.368.
On-line Resource Alan F. Johnson, "Is there a biblical warrant for natural-law theories," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 25.2 (June 1982): 185-199.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David W. Jones, "To Bury or Burn? Toward An Ethic of Cremation," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.2 (June 2010): 335-347.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Cutting-Edge BioethicsJohn F. Kilner, C. Christopher & Diann B. Uustal, eds. Cutting-Edge Bioethics: A Chistian Exploration of Technologies and Trends. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. Pbk. ISBN: 0802849598. pp.200.
On-line Resource Nelson D. Kloosterman, "Human Holiness and Creation," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 79-96.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Rolf P. Knierim, "On the Subject of War in Old Testament and Biblical Theology," Horizons in Biblical Theology 16.1 (1994): 1-19.
Article in Journal or Book R.F. Kohlerk, "The Christocentric Ethics of Dietrich Bonhoeffer," Scottish Journal of Theology 23 (1970): 27-
Article in Journal or Book J. Carl Laney, "Deuteronomy 24:1-4 and the Issue of Divorce," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 593 (1992): 3-15.
Article in Journal or Book G. Coleman Luck, "Christian Ethics," Bibliotheca Sacra 118: 471 (1961): 228-238.
On-line Resource Alister E. McGrath, "Doctrine And Ethics," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 34.2 (1991): 145-156.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book A.J. McKelway, "The Concept of Subordination in Barth's Special Ethics," Scottish Journal of Theology 32 (1979): 345-
Article in Journal or Book John Macmurray, "Prolegomena to a Christian Ethic," Scottish Journal of Theology 9 (1956): 1-
Book or monograph John Macquarrie, ed., Dictionary of Christian Ethics. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1967. Hbk. ISBN: 0334003202. pp.700.
Article in Journal or Book Larry E. McCall, "A Biblical Ethic of Work," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 135-146.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Michael McKenzie, "Christian Norms in the Ethical Square: An Impossible Dream?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 38.3 (1995): 413-427.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Christopher Marshall, "The Use of Scripture in Ethics," Evangelical Review of Theology 18.3 (1994): 222-233.
Article in Journal or Book V.M. Mathew, "Alcoholism in Biblical Prophecy," Alcohol & Alcoholism 27.1 (1992): 89-90.
Article in Journal or Book Keith Moore, "Abortion: Logical and Theological Considerations," Bibliotheca Sacra 148: 589 (1991): 112-117.
On-line Resource J.P. Moreland, "James Rachels And The Active Euthanasia Debate," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.1 (1988): 81-90.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book J.P. Moreland, "The Morality of Suicide: Issues and Options," Bibliotheca Sacra 148: 590 (1991): 214-230.
On-line Resource William E. Nix, "The Evangelical and War," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 13.3 (1970): 133-146.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Oliver M.T. O'Donovan, "Towards an Interpretation of Biblical Ethics," Tyndale Bulletin 27 (1976): 54-78. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph O'Donovan: Resurrection and Moral OrderOliver O'Donovan, Resurrection and Moral Order - An Outline for Evangelical Ethics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0802806929. pp.297.
Book or monograph James I Packer, "Christian Morality Adrift," John Perrotta & Kevin Blattner, A Society in Peril. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Publications, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0892836369. pp.57-76.
Book or monograph Robin Parry, Old Testament Story and Christian Ethic: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study. Paternoster Biblical Monographs. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 1842272101. pp. xx + 350.
On-line Resource Michael Parsons, "Man Encountered by the Command of God: the Ethics of Karl Barth," Vox Evangelica 17 (1987): 48-65.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Larry D. Pettegrew, "Theological Basis of Ethics," The Master's Seminary Journal 11.1 (Spring 2000): 139-153.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Pinches: Theology and ActionCharles R. Pinches, Theology and Action: After Theory in Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0802848869. pp.240.
Article in Journal or Book David R. Plaster, "The Christian and War: A Matter of Personal Conscience," Grace Theological Journal 6.2 (1985) 435-455.
Article in Journal or Book Simon H. Rae, "Gospel, Law and Freedom in the Theological Ethics of Karl Barth," Scottish Journal of Theology 25 (1972): 412-
On-line Resource Robert V. Rakestraw, "The Persistent Vegetative State and The Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35.3 (1992): 389-405.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Paul Ramsey, Basic Christian Ethics. Louisville, KY: Westminster / John Knox Press, 1993.
On-line Resource Peter Richardson & Paul W. Gooch, "Accommodation Ethics," Tyndale Bulletin 29 (1978): 89-142. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Robert Campbell Roberts, "Rudolf Bultmann's View of Christian Ethics," Scottish Journal of Theology 29 (1976): 115-
Book or monograph Anna M. Robbins, Methods in the Madness: Diversity in Twentieth-Century Christian Social Ethics. Paternoster Theological Monographs. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 184227211X. pp. xx + 294.
On-line Resource Ronald Russell, "Eschatology and Ethics in 1 Peter," Evangelical Quarterly 47.2 (Apr.-June 1975): 78-84.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book Charles C. Ryrie, "Perspectives on Social Ethics, Part I: Theological Perspectives on Social Ethics, " Bibliotheca Sacra 134: 533 (1977): 33-44.
Article in Journal or Book Charles C. Ryrie, "Perspectives on Social Ethics, Part II: Old Testament Perspectives On Social Ethics, " Bibliotheca Sacra 134: 534 (1977): 114-122.
Article in Journal or Book Charles C. Ryrie, "Perspectives on Social Ethics, Part III: Christ's Teachings on Social Ethics, " Bibliotheca Sacra 134: 535 (1977): 215-227.
Article in Journal or Book Charles C. Ryrie, "Perspectives on Social Ethics, Part IV: Apostolic Perspectives on Social Ethics, " Bibliotheca Sacra 134: 536 (1977): 314-328.
Article in Journal or Book Charles C. Ryrie, "Biblical Teaching on Divorce and Remarriage," Grace Theological Journal 3.2 (1982): 177-192.
On-line Resource Mark Saucy, "Personal Ethics of the New Covenant: How Does the Spirit Change Us?" Evangelical Quarterly 86.4 (Oct. 2014): 343-378. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Glen G. Scorgie & Claire F. Evans Jones, "Human Life Is Not Sheep: An Ethical Perspective On Cloning,," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40.4 (1997): 663-679.
Article in Journal or Book Alan P.F. Sell, "Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy: Some Reflections on the Contemporary Situation," Scottish Journal of Theology 16 (1963): 337-
On-line Resource Brian Stanley, "Evangelical Social and Political Ethics: An Historical Perspective," The Evangelical Quarterly 62.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1990): 19-36. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource William Straton Bruce, The ethics of the Old Testament (1909).
On-line Resource R.L. Sturch, "The Continuing 'Euthyphro' Debate," Vox Evangelica 11 (1979): 18-31.View in PDF format pdf
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Dennis M. Swanson, "Bibliography of Works on Christian Ethics," The Master's Seminary Journal 11.1 (Spring 2000): 229-238.View in PDF format pdf

On-line Resource David Sullivan, "Christianity and the Idea of a Just War," Foundations 22 (Spring 1989): 24-35.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Mark R. Talbot, "The Morality of Everlasting Punishment," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 117-134.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Helmut Thielicke, Theological Ethics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0802817912. pp.730.
On-line Resource Robert L. Thomas, "Improving Evangelical Ethics: An Analysis of the Problem and a Proposed Solution," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 34.1 (1991): 3-19.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Melvin Tinker, "The Priority of Jesus: a Look at the Place of Jesus' Teaching and Exsmple in Christian Ethics," Themelios 13.1 (Oct/Nov 1987): 9-19.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Melvin Tinker, "Living in a World where Life is Cheap. The Relevance of the Book of Deuteronomy and the Sixth Commandment for the Debate on the Sanctity of Human Life," Themelios 29.1 (Autumn 2003): 5-17.
On-line Resource Steven Tracy, "Chastity and the Goodness of God: The Case for Premarital Sexual Chastity," Themelios 31.2 (Jan 2006): 54-74.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Keith Ward, "Christian Ethics and the Being of God," Scottish Journal of Theology 22 (1969): 78-
On-line Resource Bruce A. Ware, "Beyond Moral Reform," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 15-18.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Tom Wells, "On the Ethics of Controversy," Reformation & Revival 5:4 (Fall 1996): 147-158.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Jerome R. Wernow, "Saying The Unsaid: Voicing Quality-of-Life Criteria in an Evangelical Sanctity-of-Life Principle," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39.1 (1996): 103-122.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Chris Wigglesworth, "Evangelical Views of the Poor and Social Ethics Today," Tyndale Bulletin 35 (1984): 161-184. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Stephen N. Williams, "Outline for Ethics: A Response to Oliver O'Donovan," Themelios 13.3 (April/May 1988): 86-91.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Bruce Winter, "'Seek the Welfare of the City': Social Ethics According to 1 Peter," Themelios 13.3 (April/May 1988): 91-94.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Wogaman: Christian EthicsJ. Philip Wogaman, Christian Ethics: A Historical Introduction. Lousiville, KY: Westminster / John Knox Press, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0664251633. pp.352.
Book or monograph C.J.H. Wright, Living as the People of God: The Relevance of Old Testament Ethics. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0851113206. pp.223.
On-line Resource Christopher J.H. Wright, "The Ethical Authority of the Old Testament: a Survey of Approaches," Tyndale-Bulletin 43.1 (1992): 101-120. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Christopher J.H. Wright, "The Ethical Authority of the Old Testament : A Survey of Approaches," Tyndale Bulletin 43.2 (1992): 203-231. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Chris Wright, "Biblical Ethics: a Survey of the Last Decade," Themelios 18.2 (January 1993): 15-19.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David F. Wright, ed., Essays in Evangelical Social Ethics. Wilton, CN: Morehouse-Barlow Co., Inc., 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 0819213268. pp.192.
On-line Resource David F. Wright, "War in a Church-Historical Perspective," The Evangelical Quarterly 57.2 (Apr.-June 1985): 133-161. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]

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