Table of Contents
Illustrations x
Preface to the Second Edition (2016) xi
Preface to the First Edition (2003) xvi
Acknowledgments in the First Edition xxii
Part 1 Methodology for Kingdom Ethics
1 Jesus Began to Proclaim 3
The Reign of God
2 Blessed Are You 21
Virtues of Kingdom People
3 Law and Prophets 43
Authority and Scripture
4 Moral Structure in the World 64
The Form and Function of Moral Norms
5 Doing, Not Dualism 86
The Transforming Initiatives of the Sermon on the Mount
6 The Greatest Commandment 107
Love
7 Weightier Matters of the Law 126
Justice
8 So Much Value 149
The Sacredness of Life
9 Extracting Logs, Examining Fruits 169
Learning to Be Faithful
Part 2 Core Moral Issues in Kingdom Ethics
10 Salt, Light, Deeds 195
The Church's Public Witness in an Unbelieving World
11 Violence Close at Hand 215
Criminal Justice
12 God Made Them Male and Female 234
Patriarchy, Gender, and Jesus
13 Adultery of the Heart 252
Sexual Ethics in the Meantime
14 What God Has Joined Together 270
Marriage, Divorce, and Children
15 Let Your Yes Be Yes 288
The Ethics of Truthful Speech
16 Peacemaking, Cheek Turning, and Enemy Love 308
The Ethics of War
17 Thy Kingdom Come 339
Prayer, Trust, and Following Jesus
18 Treasures on Earth 359
Economic Ethics in the Kingdom Way
19 Even the Birds of the Air 379
Creation Care and the Kingdom
20 Judgment, Humility, Dogs, and Swine 396
Overcoming the Sin of Racism
21 Curing Even Disease 417
The Way of Jesus and Contemporary Bioethics
22 A House Built on Rock 442
The Way of the Kingdom
Glossary 449
Bibliography 476
Author Index 497
Subject Index 503
Scripture Index 517