Exploring Issues of Life - A Challenge to Live as God Intended

An ideal primer or workbook for those studying Christian morality, Christian values, Christian living and Christian practice, this book aims to explore biblical attitudes to some of today's most pressing moral and social issues. Each chapter is accompanied by 20 study questions to enable the reader to develop the issues further, either individually or in small groups.

I GLOBAL ISSUES
1.1 The Environment: Is God Green?
1.2 Is Our Involvement in War Ever Justified?
1.3 Politics: Where Do Our Duties of Citizenship Apply?
1.4 A World of Need: Can We Afford Not to Care?
1.5 Creation: What Does the Bible Teach?
1.6 Climate Change: Should This Be a Hot Topic?
1.7 Racism & Equality: Are Some More Equal Than Others?
1.8 Slavery: Does the Bible Sanction It?
1.9 The Treatment of Women in Society: From Coercion to Consent
II TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES
2.1 Artificial Intelligence: Is It Smart to Be Concerned?
2.2 Social Media: Some Antisocial Drawbacks
2.3 Gaming: Harmless Fun?
III LIFESTYLE ISSUES
3.1 Career & Educational Planning: Is It OK to Be Career-Minded?
3.2 Money & Power: When Does Use Become Abuse?
3.3 Should We Not Entertain Some Forms of Relaxation?
3.4 Addiction: A Problem of Substance
3.5 Vegetarianism - Something We Need to Get our Teeth Into?
3.6 Minding Our Language
IV DOMESTIC ISSUES
4.1 The Family (i) – A Word to Parents
4.2 The Family (ii) - A Word to Sons and Daughters
V SEXUAL ISSUES
5.1 Sexual Standards: Who Sets Them?
5.2 Homosexuality: An Alternative Lifestyle?
5.3 Masturbation: Healthy or Unhealthy Release?
5.4 Pornography: Exposing its Error
VI PERSONAL ISSUES
6.1 Singleness: One with God Can Be a Victory
6.2 Dating: Is it a Case of Online or Out of Line?
6.3 Marriage: When Two are Better Than One
6.4 Divorce: What Did Jesus Teach?
VII GENDER ISSUES
7.1 Transgenderism: Is Our Identity Fluid or Fixed?
VIII MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
8.1 Anxiety: When Should We Be Worried?
8.2 Mental Health: Removing the Stigma
IX ETHICAL ISSUES
9.1 General Introduction: A Boundary Not to Be Crossed?
9.2 Euthanasia: Should There Be an End To It?
9.3 Disposing of the Body at Death: A Burning Issue or Have...
9.4 Abortion: An Interminable Discussion?
9.5 Vaccines: Is the Beginning of the Story Important?
9.6 Contraception: Is Its Use Conceivable?
9.7 IVF: A Productive Consideration?
9.8 Surrogacy: Who is My Mother?
9.9 Gene Editing: Is It OK to Rewrite Genetic Destiny?
9.10 Stem Cells: The Need to Differentiate
9.11 Cloning: Are We More Than Our Genes?