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Jackson-Meyer’s book is a wonderful meditation on what she recognizes as true moral dilemmas. * Catholic Books Review * Jackson-Meyer's work accomplishes something difficult to do; it sheds new light on a much-discussed subject matter. [H]er work invites such further discussion while at the same time clarifying the difficulty of acting well in a broken world. It is a work well worth reading and pondering, by oneself and even more with others. * SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY * Scholars and graduate students in both philosophy and theology will find the whole argument—which is laid out in the first few pages and reprised in more detail in the conclusion—clear, comprehensive, challenging, and valuable. The rich, focused individual chapters could easily be assigned in seminars for graduate students or advanced undergraduates. * Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics * Jackson-Meyer's work accomplishes something difficult to do; it sheds new light on a much-discussed subject matter It is a work well worth reading and pondering, by oneself and even more with others. * SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY * Jackson-Meyer's argument is refreshing because it is both critical and appreciative in its engagement with moral philosophy and theology. * Studies in Christian Ethics * Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics offers an important contribution to contemporary Christian ethics by introducing a concept, tragic dilemmas, which has been overlooked for too long. * Reading Religion *

Jackson-Meyer’s book is a wonderful meditation on what she recognizes as true moral dilemmas. * Catholic Books Review * Jackson-Meyer's work accomplishes something difficult to do; it sheds new light on a much-discussed subject matter…. [H]er work invites such further discussion while at the same time clarifying the difficulty of acting well in a broken world. It is a work well worth reading and pondering, by oneself and even more with others. * SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY *

Jackson-Meyer’s book is a wonderful meditation on what she recognizes as true moral dilemmas. * Catholic Books Review * Jackson-Meyer's work accomplishes something difficult to do; it sheds new light on a much-discussed subject matter. [H]er work invites such further discussion while at the same time clarifying the difficulty of acting well in a broken world. It is a work well worth reading and pondering, by oneself and even more with others. * SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY * Scholars and graduate students in both philosophy and theology will find the whole argument—which is laid out in the first few pages and reprised in more detail in the conclusion—clear, comprehensive, challenging, and valuable. The rich, focused individual chapters could easily be assigned in seminars for graduate students or advanced undergraduates. * Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics * Jackson-Meyer's work accomplishes something difficult to do; it sheds new light on a much-discussed subject matter It is a work well worth reading and pondering, by oneself and even more with others. * SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY *

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Kate Jackson-Meyer is a member of the faculty in the Theology Department at Boston College. Her scholarship and teaching are focused on theological ethics, bioethics, and the ethics of war and peacemaking.

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