The Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian Ethics - Brossura

Grenz, Stanley J.

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ISBN 10: 0830815686 ISBN 13: 9780830815685

Casa editrice: Ivp Academic, 2000

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Voted one of Christianity Today's 1998 Books of the YearWhat is ethics?Why should Christians care?Beginning with these basic questions, Stanley Grenz masterfully leads his readers into a theological engagement with moral inquiry. In The Moral Quest he sets forth the basics of ethics, considers the role and methods of Christian ethics in particular, and examines the ethicalapproaches of the Old Testament, the Gospels and Paul. He introduces the foundational theological ethics of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Luther and the Reformers. And he concludes with an evenhanded discussion of modern and contemporary Christian ethicists, including Albert Ritschl, Walter Rauschenbusch, Karl Barth, James Gustafson, Paul Ramsey, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., Gustavo Gutiérrez, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Stanley Hauerwas, Carl F. H. Henry and Oliver O'Donovan.Clear, concise, and well apprised of relevant literature, Grenz (a theologian recognized for the excellence of his own theological and ethical work) provides in this book a first-rate introduction to Christian ethics. The Moral Quest will well serve students, pastors and interested laypersons alike.

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Grenz then surveys approaches to ethics that are both explicit and implicit in the Bible. He expertly discusses classical Christian ethical systems (such as those of Aquinas and Luther) and concludes with helpful overviews of several more recent Christian ethicists. Grenz concludes with his own constructive proposal, based on the truth and communitarian practice of Christian love.Always clear, well apprised of relevant literature, and presented by a theologian recognized for the excellence of his own theological and ethical work, The Moral Quest is a first-rate introduction to Christian ethics. It will serve students, pastors and interested laypersons alike.

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• Editore: Ivp Academic
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0830815686
• ISBN 13: 9780830815685
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 379