Ethics in Conversation (formerly Ethics in Brief) is a KLC publication that offers succinct, insightful Christian perspectives on a range of contemporary ethical issues. It also attends to books and topics by various authors from the KLC community, often literally in conversation with an author or practitioner. Below you will find an archive for past editions of Ethics in Conversation.
28.4 Get Out and Vote: The 30th Anniversary of South Africa’s Democracy– Craig G. Bartholomew
28.3 Old Testament Wisdom and Politics – Craig G. Bartholomew
28.2 Book Review: The Servant Lawyer by Robert F. Cochran, Jr. – David McIlroy
28.1 Book Review: 1 Corinthians (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series) by Kimlyn J. Bender – William Olhausen
27.5 Why We Should Read Vollenhoven Today – Steve Bishop
27.3 One Language as Another: Ethics and Alterity in the Hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur – Hallam Willis
27.2 Book Review: How to Be a Patriotic Christian: Love of Country as Love of Neighbor by Richard Mouw – Ricardo Cardenas
27.1 Book Review: Religious Freedom in a Secular Age: A Christian Case for Liberty, Equality and a Secular Government by Michael F. Bird – Andrew Kirk
26.10 Ruth, Romance, Racism – Jordan Pickering
26.9 Debt and Atonement in The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles – Sara Osborne
26.8 Book Review: Aquinas and the Market: Toward a Humane Economy by Mary L. Hirschfeld – Peter Copeland
26.7 My Journey to Body Literacy – Genevieve Wedgbury
26.6 Book Review: Augustine, the Trinity, and the Church: A Reading of the Anti-Donatist Sermons by Adam Ployd – Matthew Wiley
26.5 Book Review: Reformed Public Theology: A Global Vision for Life in the World by Matthew Kaemingk, ed. – James Rusthoven
26.4 Baseball is America’s Pastime… and Its Future – Kyle Rapinchuk
26.3 Book Review: The Robot Will See You Now by John Wyatt and Stephen N. Williams, eds. – Jennifer George
26.2 The Never-Failing Light: A Contemplation of Terrence Malick’s Film A Hidden Life – Brett Bradshaw
26.1 Book Review: Science and the Doctrine of Creation by Geoffrey H. Fulkerson and Joel Thomas Chopp, eds. – Richard Gunton
25.6 A Conversation with Shawn Langley
25.5 KLC Celebrates Black History Month: A Conversation with Tshilidzi and Fritz van der Lecq – Interview by Craig Bartholomew
25.4 Book Review: Work and Worship by Matthew Kaemingk and Cory Wilson – Jon Hyde and David McIlroy
25.3 Ethical Challenges in the Medical Practice and in the Regulation of New Cancer Therapies: A Christian’s Perspective – James J. Rusthoven
25.2 The Book of Judges for Today: An Interview with Dr David Beldman
25.1 Providence Haunts – Matthew Wiley
24.4 The Doctrine of Creation: An Interview with Craig G. Bartholomew
24.3 Religion in the (Public) University – Craig G. Bartholomew
24.2 Undertaking Ethical Activity in the Light of Christian Belief – Andrew Kirk
24.1 Catechesis and Criticism between Church and Academy – Steve Harris
23.4 Christian Higher Education: Another Jewel in Another Crown? – Trevor Cooling
23.3 Christian Higher Education – Craig Bartholomew
23.2 University Polarisation and the Heterodox Academy – Matthew Rowley
23.1 The Concept of Limitation in Emil Brunner’s Ethics – Cody M. Chambers
22.6 Relational Companies: A Christian Perspective On Corporate Responsibility – Jonathan Rushworth
22.5 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children: Shaping A Church Response – Tim Davy & Mark Walley
22.4 Reasonable Accommodation and Religious Liberty – Alasdair Henderson
22.3 Why Do Humans Allow Suffering? Towards a Better Theology of ‘Natural’ Disasters – Roger Abbott
22.2 Ancient Laws for New Challenges: The Ten Commandments as a Critique of Inequality – Mark Glanville
22.1 Why a strong state needs a strong civil society – in the West and in China – Jonathan Chaplin
21.6 Dementia: Living in the Memories of God — a review – Kirsty Jones
21.5 Fundamental British Values and the Virtues of Civic Loyalty – Julian Rivers
21.4 ‘Male and Female He Created Them’? Theological Reflections on Gender, Biology and Identity – Andrew Sloane
21.3 Evangelical Spirituality and Hunting – Philip Sampson.
Replies by S Withrow King, D Danielson, M Rowley + author response (May 2017).
No. 3 The destiny of the EU – from a secular market-state to a civic commonwealth? – Adrian Pabst
No. 2 Rejecting Project Fear for Project Hope: Creating the Moral Case for the Remain Campaign – Ben Ryan
No. 1 Brexit Unless… Three Fundamental Conditions for Staying in the EU – Michael Schluter
21.2 How Should We Respond to Religious Violence: Fifteen Ways to Critique our own Thoughts – Matthew Rowley
21.1 The relationship between shari’a, ethics and public life – Philip Lewis
20.6 Creation Care in Africa: Theology, Practice and Intercultural Dialogue – Amy Ross
20.5 Reason, law and religious freedom – Stephen Williams
20.4 The Rise and Demise of Thomas Cook Travel: A Case Study of the Relevance of a Christian Approach to Business – Andrew Basden
20.3 The Curious Case of the Kind Evangelicals – Philip Sampson
No. 8 Old, New, Borrowed and Blue – Christian Socialism and the Labour Tradition – Paul Bickley
No. 7 Blue Labour + Red Tory = Christian Democracy? – Nicholas Townsend
No. 6 A Greener Faith: Christianity and the Green Party – Tim Cooper and Colin Bell
No. 5 Plaid Cymru, Welsh Nationalism and Christianity – a historical perspective – Rhys Llwyd
No. 4 The Scottish National Party in Theological Perspective – Doug Gay
No. 3 Christianity and conservatism: trust, civil society, enterprise and internationalism – Joshua Hordern
No. 2 We are All Liberals Now: Freedom and Liberalism in the Liberal Democrat Party and Beyond – Stephen Backhouse
No. 1 The State of the Parties – Paul Bickley
20.2 Nigel Biggar, In Defence of War – A Review Essay – Philip Powell
20.1 Justice after Conflict – Bethan Willis
Additional KLICE Research Paper: James V. Brownson, Bible, Gender, Sexuality: A Critical Engagement – Andrew Goddard
19.6 Love or Nothing? Locating the Question of Modern Belief – Ian Clausen
19.5 Good News for Law? – Julian Rivers
19.4 Truthful Lies: The Ethics of Lying in the Old Testament – Jonathan Rowe
19.3 The Problem of Human Rights – David McIlroy
19.2 Disability in the Christian Tradition: A Reader: Theological Contributions to Disability Discourse – Benjamin S. Wall
19.1 Defining Death: new pathways to consider – Claire Hordern
18.6 Nicholas Wolterstorff, Justice in Love – a review and response – Jonathan Chaplin
18.5 Strasbourg, Conscience and Religious Belief – Mark Campbell
18.4 Reframing the Same-Sex Marriage Debate – Andrew Goddard
18.3 Haiti – An Unnatural Disaster – Roger Abbott and Robert (Bob) White
18.2 A Time to Marry – Twice – Jonathan Chaplin
18.1 The Folly of Attributional Personhood – Tom Miller
17.6 Animals and God’s plan for the world – David Williams
17.5 God, justice and society: an overview – Will Kynes
17.4 UKIP and the Common Good – Christopher Orton
17.3 Is Christian Forgiveness Conditional? – David John Sandifer
17.2 The Church’s response to the coming ‘crisis of sustainability’ – Colin Bell
17.1 Environmental Apocalypse and Christian Hope – Robert White & Jonathan Moo
16.6 Christian Finance? – David McIlroy
16.5 Civil Partnerships, Religion, and the State – Andrew Goddard
16.4 Christianity and the Political Parties – KLICE and the Bible Society
16.3 In Search of “Better Humans” and a Brave New World – Nigel Cameron and Matt James
16.2 The Current Economic and Financial Crisis: Where Are We Now? – Andrew Hartropp
16.1 Abortion and Conscientious Objection – Daniel J. Hill
15.2 How Should Christians Vote in 2010? – Jonathan Chaplin
15.1 Moral Goods: A Common Denominator for Old Testament Ethics – Jonathan Y. Rowe
14.2 Political Forgiveness – Harry Bunting
14.1 A Case Against Permitting Intentional Medical Killing – Nigel Biggar
13.6 Ethics of Information Technology – Andrew Basden
13.5 Talking God: The Legitimacy of Religious Public Reasoning – Jonathan Chaplin
13.2 Reading the ‘Two Book’s’: A Christian Approach to Organisational Leadership – Maarten Verkerk
13.1 Knowing God and Loving Others: A Biblical Account of Christian Knowing – Justin Thacker
12.6 Has Multiculturalism Had its Day? Towards a Christian Assessment – Jonathan Chaplin & Jenny Taylor
12.5 Greed as False Religion – Brian Rosner
12.4 The Humanisation of Slavery in Old Testament Law – David L Baker
12.3 Challenges in Business Ethics – Simon Webley
12.2 What Role Ought the Bible to Play in Christian Ethics? ‘Developing a Hermeneutic’ vs. ‘Immersion in Tradition’ – Brian Brock
12.1 Tube-Feeding Patients in PVS – James E. Read
11.6 Understanding Liberal Regimes of Tolerance – Jonathan Chaplin
11.5 The Community Context of Biblical Sexual Ethics – Jonathan Burnside
11.4 To Veil or Not to Veil: Multiculturalism and the Bible – Gordon Wenham
11.3 Christian Justification for Democracy – Jonathan Chaplin
11.2 Christian reflection on Infertility and the ARTs – Kenneth Magnuson
11.1 The Abuse of Equality – Julian Rivers
10.6 Neuroethics in Christian Perspective – David Cook
10.5 Paul’s Pastoral Paradigm for Civil Partnerships – Bruce Winter
10.4 Keeping Faith In Prisons: Evaluating the Policy and Practice of Faith-based Prison Units – Jonathan Burnside
10.3 The Role of Business in Making Poverty History: Liberation vs Transformation – Peter S Heslam
10.2 Can a Mother Forget a Baby at Her Breast? Child Exposure Among Jews and Christians – Erkki Koskenniemi
10.1 The Trinity, Politics and the Law – David McIlroy
9.6 ‘Know Thyself’? A Lesson in Christological Anthropology from Irenaeus of Lyons – Michael Reeves
9.5 God of Creation; God of Science – Denis Alexander
9.4 The Importance of Nietzsche – Stephen Williams
9.3 Written in Stone. The Ten Commandments Then & Now – David Baker
9.2 Are We Any Use? Bonhoeffer and the Ruling Classes – Nigel Oakley
9.1 Public Reason – Julian Rivers
8.6 Leadership in schools – Is There a Biblical Paradigm? – Ian O’Harae
8.5 Divorce for ‘Any Cause’ – David Instone-Brewer
8.4 You Were What You Wore in Roman law – Bruce W Winter
8.3 Muslim Methods of Qur’an Interpretation – Martin Whittingham
8.2 By What Right Do Christians Have Property? The Teachings of Medieval Franciscans – Young-hae Chi
8.1 Science & Religion – an Introduction – Mike Poole
7.6 Encountering & Engaging a Post Modern Context: Applying the Apologetic Model in Acts 17– Lars Dahle
7.5 After Secularism: Inner-city Governance and the New Religious Discourse – Jenny Taylor
7.4 How do We Address Human Needs and Wants in Health Care – Katherine Wasson
7.3 Theological Education: Holy Calling to Scholarship – Kenneth Roxburgh
7.2 Integrating Faith and learning – an Empirical Case Study from a C of E Secondary School – Ruth Deakin-Crick
7.1 Acts 17 as an Apologetic Model – Lars Dahle
6.6 The Trouble with Expository Preaching – Nigel Lee
6.5 Inspecting Spiritual Development – Andrew Marfleet
6.4 What’s So Dangerous about Grace? – Tony Lane
6.3 Christian Belief and the Spirituality of Education – David I. Smith
6.2 Evangelical Theology and the Future: Some Modest Proposals for the Agenda – David Smith
6.1 From Sacred text to Educational Context – John Shortt
5.6 Religious Broadcasting: Staying in the Mainstream – Gillian McKinnon
5.5 For what May We Hope? Karl Barth’s ‘Theology of Hope’ – John C. McDowell
5.4 Exceptions to the Rule? The Salvation of Old Testament Believers and the Unevangelised – Daniel Strange
5.3 A Good Investment? Speech Acts and Biblical Interpretation – Richard Briggs
5.2 Towards a Biblical View on Politics – Andrew Basden
5.1 A Truly Serious Offence? Modern Law and the Problem of ‘Seriousness’ – Jonathan Burnside
4.6 How Not to Do Environmental Theology: Matthew Fox and Creation Spirituality, David Keen
4.5 A New Twist in Secular Moral Philosophy, and its Implications for Christian Ethics and Apologetics, David C. Lahti
4.4 The Bible Between Modernity and Post-Modernity, Timothy Ward
4.3 Xenotransplantation, David Cook
4.2 Should Ecumenism Matter for Evangelicals?, Robert Amess
4.1 Between Jos and Oxford: Personal Reflections on Theology between two Continents, David Smith
3.6 Michael Polanyi and Christian Witness to the Secular Society, Julian Ward
3.5 Is the Watchmaker Really Blind?, John Lennox
3.4 Stillborn Funeral Liturgies in Theological Perspective, Gareth E. Williams
3.3 Health Care Ethics: The Child B Case A Proposed Framework for Moral Decision-Making, Katherine Wasson
3.2 Eschatology and the Social Order: A Historical Perspective, Richard Turnbull
3.1 The Spiritual in Modern Education, Trevor Cooling
2.6 Youth Culture and World View, David Howell
2.5 James Fowler’s Concept of Faith Development: An Evangelical Perspective, Fred Hughes
2.4 Faith as Believing and Acting, Adam Hood
2.3 Can We Confidently Make a Stand?, Mark Thompson
2.2 The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius, Chris Partridge
2.1 Culture: Growth Towards Glory, Campbell Campbell-Jack
1.6 Thinking Christianly about Politics, Andrew Goddard
1.5 Other Religions: A Christian Appraisal, Chris Sinkinson
1.4 Postmodernism: Friend or Foe?, Mark Elliot
1.3 Divine Judgement, Tony Gray
1.2 Pastoral Counselling, Alistair Ross
1.1 Moral Relativism: Schools and Society, David Cook
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