A tightly knit and comprehensive investigation of the work of tour contemporary ethicists -- Paul Ramsey, Stanley Hauerwas, James Gustafson, and Kathryn Tanner -- and how the legacy of Niebuhr has made an impact on their thought and work.
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....
