The Analogy of Grace: Karl Barth's Moral Theology

by Gerald McKenny

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199671842
• ISBN13: 9780199671847
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"