Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- BOOK ONE: Foundational Considerations -- PART I: Love -- 1 Defining Love -- 2 The Objects and Conflicts of Love -- PART II: Law -- 3 The Law -- 4 The Law, Christ, Salvation History and Obedience -- PART III: Sin -- 5 Sin: Its Definitions and Its Origin -- 6 Sin: Its Descriptions and Its Results -- PART IV: Virtues and Vices -- 7 Becoming a Virtuous Person -- 8 Self-Control and Bodily Appetites -- Greed and Contentment -- 9 Humility, Faith and Hope -- PART V: Ethical Alternatives -- 10 Relativism, the Social Contract and Utilitarianism -- 11 The Duty Ethic, Evolutionary Ethics, and God as the Foundation for Morality -- BOOK TWO: Applying the Bible to Life -- PART VI: God First -- 12 No Other Gods -- 13 Honoring God in Speech and Rest -- PART VII: Sex, Marriage and the Family -- 14 Foundational Considerations on Sexuality and the Purposes of Marriage -- 15 Violations of God's Purposes Within Marriage -- 16 Nonmarital Violations of God's Purposes for Sexuality -- 17 Romance, Dating and Engagement -- 18 The Question of Homosexuality -- 19 The Gay Marriage Question -- 20 The Christian Home -- PART VIII: Life Issues -- 21 Murder, Killing and Racism -- 22 Abortion and Infanticide -- 23 Suicide, Euthanasia and Other Medical Ethical Considerations -- 24 War and Peace -- 25 Crime and Punishment -- PART IX: Integrity: Property and Truth -- 26 Labor and Management, Work and Leisure -- 27 Economic Systems, Poverty, Wealth and Theft -- 28 Truth and Deception -- PART X: Christians and Society -- 29 Church and State -- 30 Alternative Approaches to the Church-State Relationship -- 31 The Roles of Church and Government -- 32 Christian Engagement in Society -- PART XI: Fallible Choices -- 33 Ethical Questions on Which Christians Differ.

34 Knowing God's Will in Matters Not Revealed in Scripture -- Afterword -- Notes -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- Praise for An Introduction to Biblical Ethics -- About the Authors -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press.