This article shows that without a secure foundation, morality and ethics do not have any compass.

Is there a difference between morals and ethics? This article offers a definition of each word to show that there is a distinction: morals are a social concern, while ethics can be very personal. Or, ethics is reflection on morals.

This article considers the role of prayer in ethics. This is otherwise known as ascetics, a subject that has all but disappeared from theological education. The author explains the meaning and content of the term, why it fell into disuse, and why it should be considered indispensable to ethics.

This article provides a definition of Christian ethics: "Ethics is the reflection on the responsible activity of man towards God and his neighbour." The author unpacks this definition in the remainder of the article, considering questions like: Which actions are objects of study in ethics? Shouldn't nature or the individual himself be included in the definition as objects of one's responsible activity? Aren't ethics just concerned with our relationship to our neighbour?