In the face of current arguments over issues related to human life and dignity, Christians need to be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. Why People Matter brings together noted ethicists to make a Christian case for human dignity. It offers a robust critique of five influential alternative positions, showing how a Christian view supports the crucial idea that people matter in a way other views cannot.

Contributors

Russell DiSilvestro
David P. Gushee
Amy Laura Hall
John F. Kilner
Gilbert C. Meilaender
Scott B. Rae
Patrick T. Smith

"A richly substantive yet accessible discussion of the philosophical, moral, and theological frameworks that undermine or support our nearly universal intuition that 'people matter.' In consistently excellent essays, the authors provide crucial insights into the basis for our assumptions about human significance."
--Christine D. Pohl, Asbury Theological Seminary

"Why People Matter convincingly demonstrates that worldviews make a major difference in ethics. In contrast to utilitarianism, collectivism, individualism, naturalism, and transhumanism, the Christian view of reality presented in this volume both critiques the claims of competing views and is shown to ground and sustain an ethic in which people truly matter."
--Dennis P. Hollinger, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

"Christian anthropology is both a timeless and a timely topic, requiring ongoing theological reflection. This collection is a learned and insightful contribution to this task, one that is immediately pertinent and will stand the test of time."
--Brent Waters, Jerre L. and Mary Joy Stead Center for Ethics and Values, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary