Ethics

An excellent overview of Christianity, suitable for students (and teachers!) embarking on the new GCSE and ‘A’-Level Religious Studies specifications.Written in the same clear and engaging style as the bestselling Puzzle of Ethics and Puzzle of God, this book covers key content common to all the new specifications – including:• Jesus: His incarnation, life, ethical teaching, crucifixion and resurrection, saving importance for Christians and relationship with God;• The development of Christianity through from the Early Church to contemporary Global Christianity;• The similarities and differences between different types of Christianity in terms of beliefs, teachings and practices;• The use and authority of the Bible and other sources of authority within the Churches as well as how the Bible shapes Christian Ethics;• Christian responses to science, feminism, secularism, philosophy and the new atheism as well as crises in social justice.Most importantly, Vardy places these themes in context and helps students to understand and appreciate Christianity, the largest religious tradition in the UK and worldwide. Through this latest book in Vardy’s bestselling series, students will enjoy their studies and see the relevance of taking the subject further.

‘You can only find out the rights and wrongs by Reasoning – never by being rude about your opponent’s psychology.’ For C. S. Lewis, reason and logic are the sensible way to approach faith and ethics. Much of the 20th century’s ills are caused by ill-founded beliefs and opinions.Lewis’s original approach remains as vital today as ever. He is able to take the most convoluted subject, turn it side on and shed bright illumination on it. To be able to see along things rather than at them – just like a beam of sunlight that invades the darkness of a toolshed – is, to Lewis, the way to understanding.Written variously between 1940 and 1962, this collection of essays represents the best of Lewis’s considerable wisdom on the great ethical and theological concerns of the day.

Dieses Buch soll den Lesenden einen Mehrwert bieten. Wer sich noch nie mit dem Genossenschaftsrecht besch?ftigt hat, erh?lt hier einen Schnellflug durch die Geschichte der Genossenschaften bis in die Neuzeit. Es wird gezeigt, wie diese Rechtsform mit der eigenen Familie gegr?ndet werden kann. Das Konstrukt einer Familiengenossenschaft ethisch zu hinterfragen, hat es bislang in der deutschen Literatur nicht gegeben. H?chste Zeit, das zu ?ndern! Im Rahmen meines berufsbegleitenden Studiums der «Angewandten Ethik» an der Westf?lischen Wilhelms-Universit?t in M?nster konnte ich genau diesem Wunsch nachgehen. Der Inhalt des Buches entspricht daher meiner Hausarbeit zur Erlangung des «Master of Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics». Es handelt sich tats?chlich um eine Gute-Nacht-Geschichte. Entweder wird es den Lesenden zu komplex und sie schlafen ein. Oder sie verstehen das Konstrukt, schlafen eine Nacht dar?ber und fangen dann an zu Handeln.

Today’s actors must be able to perform as soloists in the worlds of theatre and film. The technique of the ‘Vertical of the Role’ enables actors to develop their independence and autonomy when analyzing their roles, leading them to become authors of their own art in their own right. It offers the basis for all manner of successful auditions, but also for artistic interaction within an ensemble and with a director. Generations of actors have grown up with Stanislavsky’s classic, ‘The Actor’s Work on Himself’, but the theatre of the 21st century with its own framework of production demands new forms of independent work from the actor. Jurij Alschitz has developed the method of the ‘Vertical of the Role’ during his years of detailed research into theatre practice. The research was carried out in European Theater Centers which Jurij Alschitz himself established in Germany, Italy, and Scandinavia and the results of this research have been tested and successfully applied on stage in theatre practice all over the world. In this book, Jurij Alschitz offers his thoughts on the ethics of the acting profession. He views the actor as the author, creator, and center of the dramatic performance, who must consequently be equipped with the appropriate technical skills to fulfill this wide range of tasks. The successive phases of the actor’s work on the ‘Vertical of the Role’ are explained in detail, ready to be used by the actor, or to form a basis for teachers and directors who wish to apply this method. A separate chapter describes daily training for the actor on the basis of practical exercises.

"Jeff no es s?lo un hombre con ideas; ?l tiene los pies sobre la tierra, ya que vive las verdades que puedes leer en este libro. A medida que la cultura cambia y el ministerio atrayente se desvanece, Jeff ser? un gu?a fiel para todos nosotros". MATT CHANDLER, pastor principal, The Village Church, Dallas, Texas; Presidente, Acts 29 Church Planting Network"Es muy f?cil olvidar cu?n buena es la buena noticia del evangelio. Este libro pr?ctico te ayudar? a ver esa buena noticia, y a compartirla con otros". RUSSELL MOORE, presidente, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission"Necesitamos libros como La vivacidad del evangelio para cimentarnos en nuestra pr?ctica del evangelio y para librarnos de vivir nuestras vidas diarias a la deriva cultural". DANIEL MONTGOMERY, pastor principal, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville, Kentucky; Fundador, Sojourn Network"He esperado por mucho tiempo para tener un recurso de parte de Jeff acerca de este tema. Es tan, tan, tan necesario. o personalmente voy a encargarme de entregar copias de este libro como si fueran folletos del evangelio." JACKIE HILL PERRY, poeta; escritora; artista"Jeff ha escrito un libro que permanecer? por largo tiempo, porque reforma el evangelismo de una manera fresca". BOB ROBERTS, pastor principal, Northwood Church; autor, Bold as Love [Valiente como el Amor] y Lessons from the East [Lecciones del Este]"El claro llamado de Jeff, a trav?s de historias convincentes y fundamentos b?blicos, es conectar el evangelio con todas las ?reas de la vida, y despu?s hablarlo con fluidez para los creyentes y los no creyentes por igual". J. MACK STILES, autor, Evangelismo: Como Toda la Iglesia Habla de Jes?s y Marks of the Messenger [Marcas del Mensajero]