Karl Barth and Christian Ethics: Living in Truth

by William Werpehowski, Hans-Anton Drewes, George Hunsinger, John Webster

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472400505
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	02/28/2014
Series:	Barth Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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.