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The moral quest : foundations of Christian ethics / Stanley J. Grenz.

By: Publication details: Leicester, Eng. : Apollos, c1997.Description: 379 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780851117713 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0851117716 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0851114873
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 241 21
LOC classification:
  • BJ1251 .G75 1997
Contents:
Introduction. Christian ethics in a transitional age -- 1. Christian ethics & the ethical task -- 2. The Greek ethical tradition -- 3. Ethics in the Bible -- 4. Model Christian proposals -- 5. Contemporary Christian proposals -- 6. Christian ethics & the contemporary context -- 7. Foundations of a Christian ethic -- 8. Comprehensive love : the content of the Christian ethic -- Epilogue. The celebrative nature of the Christian ethic.
The Moral Quest sets forth the basics of ethics, considers the role and methods of Christian ethics in particular, and examines the ethical approaches of the Old Testament, the Gospels and Paul. It introduces the foundational theological ethics of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Luther and the reformers. The book continues with an evenhanded discussion of modern and contemporary Christian ethicists, including Albrecht Ritschl, Walter Rauschenbusch, Karl Barth, James Gustafson, Paul Ramsey, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., Gustavo Gutierrez, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Stanley Hauerwas, Carl F. H. Henry and Oliver O'Donovan. It ends with Professor Grenz unpacking his own proposal of a "comprehensive love" Christian ethic.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-367) and indexes.

Introduction. Christian ethics in a transitional age -- 1. Christian ethics & the ethical task -- 2. The Greek ethical tradition -- 3. Ethics in the Bible -- 4. Model Christian proposals -- 5. Contemporary Christian proposals -- 6. Christian ethics & the contemporary context -- 7. Foundations of a Christian ethic -- 8. Comprehensive love : the content of the Christian ethic -- Epilogue. The celebrative nature of the Christian ethic.

The Moral Quest sets forth the basics of ethics, considers the role and methods of Christian ethics in particular, and examines the ethical approaches of the Old Testament, the Gospels and Paul. It introduces the foundational theological ethics of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Luther and the reformers. The book continues with an evenhanded discussion of modern and contemporary Christian ethicists, including Albrecht Ritschl, Walter Rauschenbusch, Karl Barth, James Gustafson, Paul Ramsey, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., Gustavo Gutierrez, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Stanley Hauerwas, Carl F. H. Henry and Oliver O'Donovan. It ends with Professor Grenz unpacking his own proposal of a "comprehensive love" Christian ethic.

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