A comprehensive work in the field of Christian ethics, Basic Christian Ethics remains, more than fifty years after its original publication, an engaging and important work.

The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field.

Paul Ramsey was a distinguished writer on bioethics and served as Harrington Spear Pain Professor of Religion at Princeton University. He is regarded by many as one of the most important ethicists of the twentieth century. The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network created the Paul Ramsey Award in his honor, which is given annually to a person that has and is deeply impacting the bioethics discussion.