If you asked a random person who identified as a Christian what a Christian ethic of life is or what the basic tenants of a consistent ethic of life are they would likely focus on abortion for the first question and not be able to answer the second question. Author Rob Arner, in Consistently Pro-Life: The Ethics of Bloodshed in Ancient Christianity, hypothesizes that, in general, modern Christians' approach towards the ethic of life has been "sloppy, ad hoc, and piecemeal at best" and that the ancient church has a blueprint for how to approach the ethic of life in modern times.