Christian ethics

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applied ethics branch of Christian theology moral theology religious ethics

Christian ethics is the branch of Christian theology that explores how followers of Christ ought to live and act morally in light of biblical teachings, the life of Jesus, and the traditions of the Church.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Aspects of Christian Social Ethics	1
Catholic social teaching	1
Christian Ethics	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	applied ethics ⓘ branch of Christian theology ⓘ moral theology ⓘ religious ethics ⓘ
addressesIssue	bioethics ⓘ economic justice ⓘ environmental ethics ⓘ marriage and family ⓘ political responsibility ⓘ poverty ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ violence and nonviolence ⓘ war and peace ⓘ
aimsAt	conformity to Christ ⓘ formation of Christian character ⓘ guidance for moral action ⓘ
drawsFromSource	Bible ⓘ Christian tradition ⓘ Church teaching ⓘ New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament life of Jesus ⓘ natural law (in many traditions) ⓘ teachings of Jesus ⓘ
emphasizesTeaching	Sermon on the Mount ⓘ surface form: Beatitudes Great Commandment ⓘ Sermon on the Mount ⓘ Ten Commandments ⓘ
hasHistoricalFigure	Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Dietrich Bonhoeffer ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ John Wesley ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Stanley Hauerwas ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ surface form: Thomas Aquinas
hasKeyConcept	agape ⓘ discipleship ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ grace ⓘ holiness ⓘ human dignity ⓘ justice ⓘ love of God ⓘ love of neighbor ⓘ mercy ⓘ repentance ⓘ sanctity of life ⓘ sin ⓘ stewardship of creation ⓘ Kingdom of God ⓘ surface form: the Kingdom of God the common good ⓘ virtue ⓘ
hasMainConcern	how Christians ought to live ⓘ moral decision‑making of Christians ⓘ
includesApproach	deontological ethics ⓘ situation ethics (in some strands) ⓘ teleological ethics ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ
isPracticedBy	Anabaptist traditions ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Evangelical churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Orthodox Church Protestant churches ⓘ
isTaughtIn	Christian colleges ⓘ seminaries ⓘ theology faculties ⓘ
relatedDiscipline	moral philosophy ⓘ pastoral theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golden Rule → centralConceptIn → Christian ethics ⓘ

A Christian Directory → hasPart → Christian ethics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Ethics

Carl F. H. Henry → notableWork → Christian ethics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aspects of Christian Social Ethics

Laudato si' → subjectArea → Christian ethics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic social teaching