The Doctrine of God and Theological Ethics

This book addresses an important topic and fills a major gap in developments in modern theology and Christian ethics. Significant treatments include Wolfhart Pannenberg''s historical overview of the relationship between modernism and Christian faith, John Webster''s meticulous analysis of Christian theology''s contribution to modern conceptions of conscience, J. L. O''Donovan''s critique of liberal contractarian theory, and Alasdair MacIntyre''s examination of the critical issues which Christianity raises for secular philosophy.>

List of contents

Preface

List of Contributors

Introduction - Alan J. Torrance and Michael Banner

What has Christianity to say to the moral philosopher -Alasdair MacIntyre

What can Ethics know about God? - Oliver O'Donovan

Morality, Ethics and God - Wolfhart Pannenberg

5. God's Commands and Moral Realism - John Hare

Doctrine of God and theological ethics according to Thomas Aquinas - Fergus Kerr

7. The Truth about God: The Decalogue as Condition for Truthful Speech - Stanley Hauerwas

"The Trinity is our social program": the doctrine of the trinity and the shape of shape of social engagement -Miroslav Volf

The Doctrine of God and the Ultimate Meaning of Life - Germain Grisez

A Doctrine of Human Being - Michael Banner

God and Conscience - John Webster

On Deriving 'Ought' from 'Is': Christology, Covenant and Koinonia - Alan J. Torrance

The Poverty of Christ and Non-Proprietary Community - Joan Lockwood O'Donovan

To Render Praise: Humanity in God's World -Murray Rae

Index

About the author

Michael Banner is current Professor of Public Policy in the Life Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. From September 2006 he will be Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge. Alan Torrance is Professor of Systematic Theology, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Banner, Alan J Torrance, Alan J. (EDT)/ Banner Torrance
• Assisted by: Michael Banner (Editor), Banner Michael (Editor), Alan Torrance (Editor), Alan J. Torrance (Editor), Torrance Alan J. (Editor)
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2006
• EAN: 9780567084613
• ISBN: 978-0-567-08461-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Nature & existence of God, Nature and existence of God and of the Divine