Evangelical Ethics

For three decades, Evangelical Ethics has been regarded as one of the best

treatments of contemporary ethical problems that Christians face. John

Jefferson Davis brings mature biblical thought to issues such as homosexuality,

genetics, abortion, euthanasia, war and peace, the environment, divorce, and

remarriage.


This fourth edition includes a new chapter on the history and legacy of

slavery in the United States. Other chapters have been revised and updated.


“As I was serving a young and growing congregation serious about studying

ethics, this book became my primary resource. . . . [Dr. Davis’s] comprehensive

learning, accessible language, and unswerving commitment to the authority of

Scripture is evident on every page. . . . Every thoughtful Christian will want to

keep this book close at hand.”

—Charles Wingard, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and

Dean of Students, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson


“I am delighted that John J. Davis’s Evangelical Ethics is appearing again in

a new edition. I have used the text in my classes for years. I admire its faithfulness

to Scripture and Reformed theology and its power to stimulate good

discussion. . . . I recommend the book highly.”

—John M. Frame, Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy,

Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando


John Jefferson Davis (Ph.D., Duke University), an ordained Presbyterian

minister, is professor of systematic theology and Christian ethics at

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.

A former president of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, Davis is the

author of Foundations of Evangelical Theology, Frontiers of Science and Faith, and

numerous articles in scholarly journals.