| General Editors' Introduction | |
| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgments to Publishers | |
| Introduction | |
| The Two Sources of Christian Love | p. 1 |
| The Righteousness of God | p. 2 |
| The Kingdom of God in the Teachings of Jesus | p. 24 |
| In What Way, Then, Are the Teachings of Jesus Valid? | p. 35 |
| Christian Liberty: An Ethic Without Rules | p. 46 |
| Essential Elements of Code Morality, with Illustration from Jewish Ethics at the Time of Jesus | p. 46 |
| Jesus Overcomes the Law | p. 54 |
| What the Christian Does Without a Code: St. Paul's Answer | p. 74 |
| The Meaning of Christian Love | p. 92 |
| Teachings of Jesus Concerning Disinterested Love for Neighbor | p. 92 |
| Is Love for Superior Values Part of the Meaning of Christian Love? | p. 103 |
| Is Love for God Part of the Meaning of Christian Love? | p. 116 |
| Faith's Effectiveness | p. 133 |
| Christian Vocation | p. 153 |
| The Problem of Christocentric Vocation | p. 153 |
| Non-Preferential Love and Duties to Oneself | p. 157 |
| A Preferential Ethics of Protection and the Teachings of Jesus | p. 166 |
| A Christian Ethic of Resistance | p. 171 |
| A Theory of Vocation According to the Christocentric Principles of the Reformation | p. 184 |
| Christian Virtue | p. 191 |
| The Measure and Unity of Virtue | p. 193 |
| The Source of Virtue | p. 209 |
| The Evocation or Elicitation of Virtue: A Revision of Augustine | p. 209 |
| The Infusion of Virtue | p. 213 |
| The Acquirement of Virtue | p. 216 |
| Virtue and Forgiveness, According to the Principles of the Reformation | p. 219 |
| The Immoderate Life | p. 226 |
| The Work of Christian Love | p. 234 |
| The Work of Love in Creating Community | p. 235 |
| The Work of Love in Preserving Community | p. 245 |
| The Work of Love in Valuing Human Personality | p. 246 |
| This Human Nature | p. 249 |
| The Image of God | p. 249 |
| Two Views Concerning the Image of God | p. 250 |
| "After His Kind" | p. 265 |
| Implications of a Relational View of the Image of God | p. 277 |
| Sin | p. 284 |
| Idolatry: The Work of Self-Love | p. 295 |
| The "Origin" of Original Sin | p. 306 |
| Christian Love in Search of a Social Policy | p. 326 |
| The Restraint of Sin | p. 327 |
| Is Christian "Obedient Love" Itself a Social Policy? | p. 337 |
| The Relation Between Christian Love and Social Policies | p. 343 |
| Man and Human Rights: A Full-Length Illustration | p. 351 |
| The Religious Foundation for Community Life | p. 367 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 389 |
| Index of Scripture Passages: Old Testament | p. 395 |
| Index of Scripture Passages: New Testament | p. 396 |
| Index of Authors and Subjects | p. 399 |
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