The Analogy of Grace

Karl Barth's Moral Theology

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology, Christianity
Cover of the book The Analogy of Grace by Gerald McKenny, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gerald McKenny ISBN: 9780191614873
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: March 18, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Gerald McKenny
ISBN: 9780191614873
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: March 18, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Once considered inimical to ethics, Karl Barth's theology is now rightly recognized for the central role ethics plays in it. But can Barth be safely placed in the mainstream tradition of Christian moral theology or does he offer a challenge to the latter? Gerald McKenny argues that the claim that God not only establishes the good from eternity but also brings it about in time is of fundamental importance to Barth's mature ethics. The good confronts us from the site of its fulfilment in Jesus Christ, who has accomplished it in our place. The result is a vision of the moral life as a human analogy to God's grace, a vision which contrasts with the bourgeois vision of the moral life as an expression of human capability. Barth's moral theology is presented here as the attempt to reorder ethical thought and practice in light of this fundamental claim. This lucid and well-argued study is the most comprehensive treatment of Barth's ethics to date, offering a thorough account of the development of Barth's ethical thought and a wide-ranging analysis of its chief concepts and arguments. McKenny explains why certain widespread assumptions about Barth's moral theology are mistaken and explores the rich, complex, and often surprising ways in which Barth's position engages the traditions of Christian ethics and modern continental moral thought. Above all, McKenny shows why Barth's moral theology deserves our attention in spite of, or rather because of, its uneasy fit in the mainstream tradition of Christian moral theology.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Once considered inimical to ethics, Karl Barth's theology is now rightly recognized for the central role ethics plays in it. But can Barth be safely placed in the mainstream tradition of Christian moral theology or does he offer a challenge to the latter? Gerald McKenny argues that the claim that God not only establishes the good from eternity but also brings it about in time is of fundamental importance to Barth's mature ethics. The good confronts us from the site of its fulfilment in Jesus Christ, who has accomplished it in our place. The result is a vision of the moral life as a human analogy to God's grace, a vision which contrasts with the bourgeois vision of the moral life as an expression of human capability. Barth's moral theology is presented here as the attempt to reorder ethical thought and practice in light of this fundamental claim. This lucid and well-argued study is the most comprehensive treatment of Barth's ethics to date, offering a thorough account of the development of Barth's ethical thought and a wide-ranging analysis of its chief concepts and arguments. McKenny explains why certain widespread assumptions about Barth's moral theology are mistaken and explores the rich, complex, and often surprising ways in which Barth's position engages the traditions of Christian ethics and modern continental moral thought. Above all, McKenny shows why Barth's moral theology deserves our attention in spite of, or rather because of, its uneasy fit in the mainstream tradition of Christian moral theology.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Blasphemy in the Christian World by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Blackstone's Employment Law Practice 2019 by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Normativity and Power by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Mrs Duberly's War by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Newsgathering: Law, Regulation, and the Public Interest by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Comparative Reasoning in European Supreme Courts by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Kant on Mind, Action, and Ethics by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Morality and the Nature of Law by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Law by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book The German Myth of the East by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book From Individual to Plural Agency by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book The Age of Em by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book The Evangelical Age of Ingenuity in Industrial Britain by Gerald McKenny
Cover of the book Towards a European Public Law by Gerald McKenny
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy