Everyday Ethics: Moral Theology and the Practices of Ordinary Life

What might we learn if the study of ethics focused less on hard cases and more on the practices of everyday life? In Everyday Ethics, Michael Lamb and Brian Williams gather some of the world's leading scholars and practitioners of moral theology (including some GUP authors) to explore that question in dialogue with anthropology and the social sciences. Inspired by the work of Michael Banner, these scholars cross disciplinary boundaries to analyze the ethics of ordinary practices-from eating, learning, and loving thy neighbor to borrowing and spending, using technology, and working in a flexible economy. Along the way, they consider the moral and methodological questions that emerge from this interdisciplinary dialogue and assess the implications for the future of moral theology.

Author: Michael Lamb
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781626167070
ISBN10: 1626167079
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | Ethics
- Religion | Ethics
- Social Science | Sociology of Religion

About the Author

Michael Lamb is Director of the Program for Leadership and Character and Assistant Professor of Politics, Ethics, and Interdisciplinary Humanities at Wake Forest University.

Brian Williams is Dean of the Templeton Honors College and Assistant Professor of Ethics and Liberal Studies at Eastern University.