Why You're Here: Ethics for the Real World

What are Christians to be and to do in the world? What does faithfulness look like in these complex and confusing times?

Christians are often told either to take over the world in God's name or to withdraw into faithful sanctuaries of counter-cultural witness. John Stackhouse offers a concise, vivid, and practical alternative based on the teachings of Scripture about the meaning of human life in this world and the next.

Why You're Here provides an accessible, concrete program for the faithful Christian living in today's world, fraught as it is with ambiguity, irony, and frequent choices among unpalatable options. Stackhouse speaks directly to everyday Christians who are searching for straightforward advice on some of their most complex quandaries and the challenges inherent in staying true to the Bible's teachings.

Politicians, medical professionals, businesspeople, professors, lawyers, pastors, students, and anyone else concerned to think realistically and hopefully about Christian engagement in society today will find here a framework to both guide and inspire them in everyday life.


Author: John G. Jr. Stackhouse
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/01/2017
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780190636746

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2017

About the Author
John G. Stackhouse, Jr. is Samuel J. Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies and Dean of Faculty Development at Crandall University.