1. Robert Ringer wants us to “look out for number one.” Paul Brownback warns that we should not love ourselves. Given these two positions, how would each author respond to Jesus’ statement, “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke14: 11, NIV)? How would each author respond to Niccolo Machiavelli’s warning (in chapter 5) that we must constantly be on guard to protect ourselves because everyone around us is selfish and untrustworthy?
2. Both Joseph Fletcher and C.S. Lewis reject the idea that lists of rules should dominate our lives. Both have been influenced by the Christian ideal of love. However, they disagree on other points. For example, how would Lewis respond to Fletcher’s emphasis on rationality? How would Fletcher respond to Lewis’ emphasis on submission to God?
3. In the...