Francis J. Beckwith is associate director of the J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, and associate professor of Church-State Studies, Baylor University, where he is also associate editor of the Journal of Church &amp; State. He currently serves as a member of Princeton's James Madison Program Council on Moral and Political Thought. He has written several books including the award-winning Politically Correct Death. His articles have been published in numerous journals across a diversity of disciplines. Find out more at francisbeckwith.com

"An extremely well-researched, intellectual approach to the problem of relativism and its effect on education, public policy, and our everyday lives." --Youthworker

Introduction: Who Are You to Judge?  
__Part 1: Understanding Relativism__  
1 The Death of Truth  
2 What Is Moral Relativism?  
3 Three Kinds of Relativism  
__Part 2: Critiquing Relativism__  
4 Culture as Morality  
5 Culture Defining Morality  
6 Moral Common Sense  
7 Relativism's Seven Fatal Flaws  
__Part 3: Relativism and Education__  
8 Values Clarification  
9 Relativism's Offspring--Political Correctness and Multiculturalism  
10 On the Road to Barbarism  
__Part 4: Relativism and Public Policy__  
11 Relativism and the Law  
12 Relativism and the Meaning of Marriage  
13 Relativism and the Meaning of Life  
__Part 5: Responding to Relativism__  
14 Tactics to Refute Relativism  
15 Monkey Morality  
16 Why Morality?  
Conclusion  
Notes   
Index

Beckwith, Francis J. ;Koukl, Gregory

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

INTRODUCTION: WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE? 

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING RELATIVISM 

1. THE DEATH OF TRUTH

2. WHAT IS MORAL RELATIVISM?

3. THREE KINDS OF RELATIVISM

PART 2: CRITIQUING RELATIVISM 

4. CULTURE AS MORALITY

5. CULTURE DEFINING MORALITY

6. MORAL COMMON SENSE

7. RELATIVISM'S SEVEN FATAL FLAWS

PART 3: RELATIVISM AND EDUCATION 

8. VALUES CLARIFICATION

9. RELATIVISM'S OFFSPRING: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND MULTICULTURALISM

10. ON THE ROAD TO BARBARISM

PART 4: RELATIVISM AND PUBLIC POLICY 

11. RELATIVISM AND THE LAW

12. RELATIVISM AND THE MEANING OF MARRIAGE

13. RELATIVISM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

PART 5: RESPONDING TO RELATIVISM 

14. TACTICS TO REFUTE RELATIVISM

15. MONKEY MORALITY

16. WHY MORALITY?

NOTES 

INDEX

A critique of moral relativism, the belief that there exists no objective moral standards that apply to every place, person, and time.

Many Christians are concerned about the tide of moral relativism that is rising steadily in our country. And rightly so: Relativism affects our education system, the legal system, and how people think about everyday issues. Yet little has been written on the topic outside academic circles. This void is filled by Frank Beckwith and Greg Koukl, who analyze relativism and present strategies to defend the belief in moral absolutes. Using a commonsense approach, Koukl defines relativism, traces its growth over the past few decades, and critiques the logical inconsistencies to which its supporters are led. He then presents a case for moral objectivism. Beckwith, building on Koukl's foundation, evaluates the influence of relativism on issues including abortion, homosexuality, political correctness, multiculturalism, and tolerance. In each of these areas, he provides compelling arguments for thinking people. Following in the tradition of C. S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer, Relativism is an important guide for those who are concerned about intellectual issues that challenge the Christian faith.

Francis J. Beckwith is associate director of the J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, and associate professor of Church-State Studies, Baylor University, where he is also associate editor of the Journal of Church &amp; State. He currently serves as a member of Princeton's James Madison Program Council on Moral and Political Thought. He has written several books including the award-winning Politically Correct Death. His articles have been published in numerous journals across a diversity of disciplines.

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