William Werpehowski

Karl Barth and Christian Ethics

Living in Truth

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Produktbeschreibung

This critical study of Karl Barth's Christian theological ethics discusses Barth's controversial and characteristically misunderstood ethics of divine command. The surprising relation of his 'divine command ethics' to contemporary 'narrative theology' and 'virtue ethics' and specific moral themes concerning bonds between parents and children, the nature of truth telling, and the meaning of Christian love of God and neighbour are all discussed. This book reveals Barth's richness, depth and insight, and places his work in constructive connection with salient themes in both Catholic and Protestant ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781409438755
• ISBN-10: 1409438759
• Artikelnr.: 44708153

Autorenporträt

William Werpehowski is the Robert L. McDevitt, K.S.G., K.C.H.S. and Catherine H. McDevitt L.C.H.S Professor in Catholic Theology at Georgetown University, USA. He is the author of American Protestant Ethics and the Legacy of H. Richard Niebuhr (Georgetown, 2002), and co-editor of The Love Commandments: Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy (Georgetown, 1992), The Essential Paul Ramsey (Yale, 1994), and The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics (Oxford, 2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Part I Divine Command, Narrative, and Ethics: Divine commands and philosophical dilemmas
Command and history
Narrative and ethics
Realism and discernment. Part II Virtue, Moral Practices, and Discernment: What shall parents teach their children?
In search of real children: innocence, absence and becoming a self
Love of God and the moral meaning of joy
Hiddenness, disclosure and the reality of God
Practical wisdom and integrity
Desire, reverence, and friendship
Index.