Peter Singer and Christian Ethics

Interaction between Peter Singer and Christian ethics, to the extent that it has happened at all, has been unproductive and often antagonistic. Singer sees himself as leading a 'Copernican Revolution' against a sanctity of life ethic, while many Christians associate his work with a 'culture of death.' Charles Camosy shows that this polarized understanding of the two positions is a mistake. While their conclusions about abortion and euthanasia may differ, there is surprising overlap in Christian and Singerite arguments, and disagreements are interesting and fruitful. Furthermore, it turns out that Christians and Singerites can even make common cause, for instance in matters such as global poverty and the dignity of non-human animals. Peter Singer and Christian ethics are far closer than almost anyone has imagined, and this book is valuable to those who are interested in fresh thinking about the relationship between religious and secular ethics.

Author: Charles C. Camosy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/04/2012
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521199155

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 12/26/2012 pg. 33
Choice 02/01/2013

About the Author
Camosy, Charles C.: - Charles C. Camosy is Assistant Professor of Theology at Fordham University, New York. He is author of Too Expensive to Treat?: Finitude, Tragedy and the Neonatal ICU (2010).