Bücher der Reihe Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics

How do Christian ethics begin? This study explores the grammar of the Christian life as it is embodied in worship as the formative experience of Christian communities. In an analysis of biblical and traditional conceptions of worship, it demonstrates how worship challenges the deepest antagonisms in political thought and social practice.

A study of the ethical thought of one of the 20th century's prominent theologians, covering a range of current issues in Christian ethics: the relative roles of the Bible, the church and philosophy, the formation of moral character and the connection between religious faith and moral virtue.

Is morality too hard for human beings? Kant said it was, except with God's assistance. This book looks at the philosophers - from Kierkegaard to Swinburne and the author's father, R M Hare - and the alternative in Christianity.

Liberalism forms the dominant political ideology of the modern world. Despite its pervasive influence, this is the first book-length treatment of liberal political thought from a Christian theological perspective. Song discusses the different approaches to the subject of three twentieth-century theologians and draws out the implications for current political thought.