Lying and Christian Ethics

by Christopher Tollefsen

Book Overview

Lying and Christian Ethics defends the controversial "absolute view" of lying, which maintains that an assertion contrary to the speaker's mind is always wrong, regardless of the speaker's intentions. Whereas most people believe that a lie told for a good cause, such as protecting Jews from discovery by Nazis, is morally acceptable, Christopher Tollefsen argues that Christians should support the absolute view. He looks back to the writings of Augustine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107685680
• ISBN13: 9781107685680
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"