Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part one: Getting started: assessing our current moral faithfulness quotient. -- Moraltiy matters: a user-friendly introduction to Christian ethics -- Some popular ethical options (1): results-oriented approaches -- Some popular ethical options (2): rules-oriented approaches -- The religio-cultural soup we're all in: assessing its impact on our moral IQ -- Part two: Toward a moral faithfulness: integrating balance and responsibility into our ethical lives. -- More on a moral realism (1): the moral guidelines the scriptures provide -- More on a moral realism (2): the moral guidance the scriptures promise -- So, what would Jesus do? -- Responsible and responsive decision making: a closer look at "drawing in the dirt" -- The ethic of responsible Christian discipleship: reasons for its embrace -- Actually becoming an ethically responsible Christian disciple: the process involved.

"As a theologian with three decades of pastoral experience who has spent years teaching ethics to undergraduates. Gary Tyra has observed that there is often no discernible difference between the ways Christians and non-Christians go about making moral choices. The solution to this dilemma, Tyra argues, is not a new moral theory but moral and spiritual formation in a life of Christian discipleship." -- Back Cover.