Topic summary
Christian ethicist
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Christian ethics.
Basic ethical principles
The diversity of the Bible means that it does not have a single ethical perspective but instead has a variety of perspectives; this has given rise to disagreements over defining the foundational principles of Christian ethics. For example, reason has been a foundation for Christian ethics alongside revelation from its beginnings, but Wogaman points out that Christian ethicists have not always agreed upon "the meaning of revelation, the nature of reason, and the proper way to employ the two together". He says there are at least seven ethical principles that Christian ethicists have perennially reinterpreted.