SettingsChristian ethicists
Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology.
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology.
Ambrose
Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
Anders Nygren
Anders Theodor Samuel Nygren was a Swedish Lutheran theologian.
Anders Theodor Samuel Nygren was a Swedish Lutheran theologian.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Charles Curran (theologian)
The Rev. Charles E. Curran (born March 30, 1934) is a moral theologian.
The Rev. Charles E. Curran (born March 30, 1934) is a moral theologian.
Christian ethics
Christian ethics is a branch of Christian theology that defines concepts of right and wrong behavior from a Christian perspective.
Christian ethics is a branch of Christian theology that defines concepts of right and wrong behavior from a Christian perspective.
Dan Foster (physician)
Daniel W. Foster, M.D., M.A.C.P. is the John Denis McGarry, Ph.D. Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and Metabolic Research and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwester...
Daniel W. Foster, M.D., M.A.C.P. is the John Denis McGarry, Ph.D. Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and Metabolic Research and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwester...
David P. Gushee
Dr. David P. Gushee is an historian, ethicist, public intellectual, and professor dealing primarily with ethical issues and Christian thought.
Dr. David P. Gushee is an historian, ethicist, public intellectual, and professor dealing primarily with ethical issues and Christian thought.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi, and founding member of the Confessing Church.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi, and founding member of the Confessing Church.
Dietrich von Hildebrand
Dietrich von Hildebrand (October 12, 1889 – January 26, 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian who was called (informally) by Pope Pius XII "the 20th Century Doctor of the ...
Dietrich von Hildebrand (October 12, 1889 – January 26, 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian who was called (informally) by Pope Pius XII "the 20th Century Doctor of the ...
Douglas A. Hicks
Douglas A. Hicks is author of books: Inequality and Christian Ethics (2000), Religion and the Workplace (2003), With God on All Sides: Leadership in a Devout and Diverse America (2009)and Money ...
Douglas A. Hicks is author of books: Inequality and Christian Ethics (2000), Religion and the Workplace (2003), With God on All Sides: Leadership in a Devout and Diverse America (2009)and Money ...
Duncan B. Forrester
Duncan B. Forrester is a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh.
Duncan B. Forrester is a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh.
G. E. M. Anscombe
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), better known as Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher.
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), better known as Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher.
Glen Stassen
Glen Harold Stassen is a noted United States ethicist, professor and Baptist theologian.
Glen Harold Stassen is a noted United States ethicist, professor and Baptist theologian.
H. Richard Niebuhr
Helmut Richard Niebuhr (September 3, 1894-July 5, 1962) was one of the most important Christian theological-ethicists in 20th century America, most known for his 1951 book Christ and Culture...
Helmut Richard Niebuhr (September 3, 1894-July 5, 1962) was one of the most important Christian theological-ethicists in 20th century America, most known for his 1951 book Christ and Culture...
James Childress
James Franklin Childress (born 4 October 1940) is a philosopher and theologian mainly concerned with ethics, particularly biomedical ethics.
James Franklin Childress (born 4 October 1940) is a philosopher and theologian mainly concerned with ethics, particularly biomedical ethics.
James Gustafson
James M. Gustafson is a prominent American theological ethicist of the 20th century.
James M. Gustafson is a prominent American theological ethicist of the 20th century.
John Frame
John M. Frame (born 1939, Pittsburgh, PA) is an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology and presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology,...
John M. Frame (born 1939, Pittsburgh, PA) is an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology and presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology,...
John Frame (philosopher)
John M. Frame is an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology and presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology, and ethics.
John M. Frame is an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology and presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology, and ethics.
John Frame (theologian)
John M. Frame is an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology and presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology, and ethics.
John M. Frame is an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology and presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology, and ethics.
John Howard Yoder
John Howard Yoder was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism.
John Howard Yoder was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism.
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
John Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805 – June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
John Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805 – June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
Jonathan Dymond
Jonathan Dymond was an English Quaker and an ethical philosopher who is known for his monograph An Enquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity.
Jonathan Dymond was an English Quaker and an ethical philosopher who is known for his monograph An Enquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity.
Josef Fuchs
Josef Fuchs, S.J. (1912-2005) was one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century.
Josef Fuchs, S.J. (1912-2005) was one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century.
Joseph Fletcher
Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991) was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s, and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics.
Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991) was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s, and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics.
Karl Barth
Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian whom many scholars hold to be among the most important thinkers of the 20th century; Pope Pius XII described him as the most important theologian sinc...
Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian whom many scholars hold to be among the most important thinkers of the 20th century; Pope Pius XII described him as the most important theologian sinc...
Kurt Lüthi
Kurt Lüthi ( – ) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and a professor at the University Vienna.
Kurt Lüthi ( – ) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and a professor at the University Vienna.
Niebuhr brothers
The Niebuhr brothers were Reinhold Niebuhr and H. Richard Niebuhr, two American Christian scholars active in the first half of the 20th century.
The Niebuhr brothers were Reinhold Niebuhr and H. Richard Niebuhr, two American Christian scholars active in the first half of the 20th century.
Oliver O'Donovan
Oliver O'Donovan FBA FRSE is a scholar in the field of Christian ethics.
Oliver O'Donovan FBA FRSE is a scholar in the field of Christian ethics.
Paul Ramsey (ethicist)
Paul Ramsey (1913–1988) was an American Christian ethicist of the 20th century.
Paul Ramsey (1913–1988) was an American Christian ethicist of the 20th century.
Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (; June 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971) was an American theologian and commentator on public affairs.
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (; June 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971) was an American theologian and commentator on public affairs.
Richard A. McCormick
Richard A. McCormick S.J. (died February 12, 2000) was a leading Catholic moral theologian who reshaped Catholic thought in the United States.
Richard A. McCormick S.J. (died February 12, 2000) was a leading Catholic moral theologian who reshaped Catholic thought in the United States.
Servais-Théodore Pinckaers
Servais-Théodore Pinckaers OP was a noted moral theologian, Roman Catholic priest, and member of the Dominican Order.
Servais-Théodore Pinckaers OP was a noted moral theologian, Roman Catholic priest, and member of the Dominican Order.
Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas
Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas is Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas is Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stanley Grenz
Stanley James Grenz (born January 7, 1950 in Alpena, Michigan - died March 11, 2005) was an American Christian theologian and ethicist in the Baptist tradition.
Stanley James Grenz (born January 7, 1950 in Alpena, Michigan - died March 11, 2005) was an American Christian theologian and ethicist in the Baptist tradition.
Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas is a Christian theologian and ethicist.
Stanley Hauerwas is a Christian theologian and ethicist.
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tra...
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tra...
Thomas Berry
Thomas Berry, C.P. (November 9, 1914 – June 1, 2009) was a Catholic priest of the Passionist order, cultural historian and ecotheologian (although cosmologist and geologian — or “Ear...
Thomas Berry, C.P. (November 9, 1914 – June 1, 2009) was a Catholic priest of the Passionist order, cultural historian and ecotheologian (although cosmologist and geologian — or “Ear...
Ursula Niebuhr
Ursula Mary Niebuhr (1908 - January 10, 1997) was an American academic and theologian.
Ursula Mary Niebuhr (1908 - January 10, 1997) was an American academic and theologian.
Wilhelm Busch (pastor)
Wilhelm Busch (27 March 1897 – 20 June 1966) was a German Lutheran pastor, youth evangelist, writer and activist of the Confessing Church during the Nazi period in Germany.
Wilhelm Busch (27 March 1897 – 20 June 1966) was a German Lutheran pastor, youth evangelist, writer and activist of the Confessing Church during the Nazi period in Germany.