D. Stephen Long

The Goodness of God (eBook, PDF)

Theology, the Church, and Social Order

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Stephen Long opens his erudite discussion of theology and ethics with the insistence that moral critique must emerge from a particular location, rather than from the fluid values of any "neutral" observer. Long sets out to put theology and ethics--as well as the church--in proper relation to one another. Ethics must be based in theology, not the other way around. Our "finite participation in the infinite makes possible participation in a goodness beyond us." That goodness comes to us in the flesh of Jesus Christ, and the church is indispensable in drawing all people toward God's goodness. The church, a social ethic in itself, gives purpose and order to other social institutions, including family, government, and the market.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781725220836
• Artikelnr.: 60109928

Autorenporträt

D. Stephen Long is an ordained United Methodist elder in the Indiana Conference. He is also Professor of Systematic Theology at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.