Further Reading
- Childress, James F., and William H. Boley. Review of Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective, Volume II: Ethics and Theology, by James M. Gustafson. The Journal of Religion 67, No. 3 (July 1987): 392-95. (Examines the "eight distinctive features" of Gustafson's theocentric ethics, including the role that piety plays in making moral assessments.)
- Connery, John R., S.J. Review of Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective, Volume II: Ethics and Theology, by James M. Gustafson. Theological Studies 46, No. 4 (December 1985): 738-39. (Praises Gustafson's Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective for bringing the theological dimension back into ethics.)
- Gaffney, James. Review of Protestant and Roman Catholic Ethics: Prospects for Rapprochement, by James M. Gustafson. America 138, No. 17 (6 May 1978): 369. (Asserts that Gustafson is well qualified for explaining the differences in how Protestants and Catholics approach ethical matters and for explaining why they are so different.)
- Hauerwas, Stanley. "Time and History in Theological Ethics: The Work of James Gustafson." The Journal of Religious Ethics 13, No. 1 (Spring 1985): 3-21. (Traces the role that time and history play in Gustafson's work and asserts that Gustafson focuses on the universal as opposed to the particular in relation to history.)
- Keane, Philip S. Review of Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective, Volume II: Ethics and Theology, by James M. Gustafson. America 152, No. 23 (15 July 1985): 495-96. (Lauds Gustafson's assertion for the need of a more God-centered approach to ethics in his Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective, Vol. II, but faults him for not applying the approach to political and economic issues.)
- Liddell, Brendan E. A. Review of Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective, Volume II: Ethics and Theology, by James M. Gustafson. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 18, No. 3 (1985): 172-73. (Complains that Gustafson does not show any reason for adhering to a theocentric perspective of God, such as experiencing a closer relationship with God.)
- Mizruchi, Mark S. Review of The U.S. Business Corporation: An Institution in Transition, edited by John P. Meyer and James M. Gustafson. Contemporary Sociology 19, No. 2 (March 1990): 220-21. (Unfavorable review of The U.S. Business Corporation. Mizruchi charges that the book suffers "from considerable redundancy and an absence of debate over controversial issues.")
- Ramsey, Paul. "A Letter to James Gustafson." Journal of Religious Ethics 13, No. 1 (Spring 1985): 71-100. (Compares Gustafson's theology to his own and discusses their different interpretations of the work of Jonathan Edwards.)
- Schenck, David. "Prophecy, Polemic and Piety: Reflections on Responses to Gustafson's Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective." Journal of Religious Ethics 15, No. 1 (Spring 1987): 72-85. (Examines the critical reception of Gustafson's Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective*, Volumes I and II, focusing on Gustafson's view of religious tradition and how it relates to his theocentric ethical approach.)
- Shinn, Roger L. "Toward a God-Centered Ethic." Christianity and Crisis 45, No. 9 (27 May 1985): 221-14. (Praises Gustafson's Ethics from a Theocentric Perspective as "a benchmark for discussions of Christian ethics for years to come," but questions who Gustafson's God is and why we should believe in him.)
- Swezey, Charles M. "Introduction." Theology and Christian Ethics, by James M. Gustafson, Philadelphia United Church Press, 1974, pp 11-29. (Outlines the arrangement of Gustafson's Theology and Christian Ethics, points out some of the recurring themes found throughout the essays, and asserts that the essays show some of the tendencies in Gustafson's thought.)
- Winters, Francis X. Review of Theology and Christian Ethics, by James M. Gustafson. America 131, No. 10 (12 October 1974): 198. (Asserts that both the strengths and weaknesses of Gustafson's Theology and Christian Ethics are found in its "mixture of religious affirmation and methodological hesitancy.")
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