The Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian Ethics

by Stanley J. Grenz

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 1997

Overview

What is ethics?

Why should Christians care?

Beginning with these basic questions, Stanley Grenz masterfully leads his readers into a theological engagement with moral inquiry. In The Moral Quest he sets forth the basics of ethics, considers the role and methods of Christian ethics in particular, and examines the ethical approaches of the Old Testament, the Gospels and Paul. He introduces the foundational theological ethics of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Luther and the Reformers. And he concludes with an evenhanded discussion of modern and contemporary Christian ethicists, including Albert Ritschl, Walter Rauschenbusch, Karl Barth, James Gustafson, Paul Ramsey, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., Gustavo Gutiérrez, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Stanley Hauerwas, Carl F. H. Henry and Oliver O'Donovan.

Clear, concise, and well apprised of relevant literature, Grenz (a theologian recognized for the excellence of his own theological and ethical work) provides in this book a first-rate introduction to Christian ethics. The Moral Quest will well serve students, pastors and interested laypersons alike.

Key Features

• Presents a text on theological ethics
• Seeks to develop a foundation of the specifically Christian vision of the moral life
• Explores the Christian ethic as the outworking in life of the theological vision disclosed in and through the biblical narrative

Contents

• Introduction: Christian Ethics in a Transitional Age
• Christian Ethics & the Ethical Task
• The Greek Ethical Tradition
• Ethics in the Bible
• Model Christian Proposals
• Contemporary Christian Proposals
• Christian Ethics & the Contemporary Context
• Foundations of a Christian Ethic
• Comprehensive Love: The Content of the Christian Ethic
• Epilogue: The Celebrative Nature of the Christian Ethic

Praise for The Moral Quest

The Moral Quest . . . Deserves reading by every Christian leader.

Christian Week, Book Supplement

This book fills a large gap in the literature on Christian ethics.

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

Product Details

• Title: The Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian Ethics
• Author: Stanley J. Grenz
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 1997
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 379
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Christian ethics
• ISBNs: 9780830891054, 0830891056, 9780830815685, 0830815686
• Resource ID: LLS:9780830891054
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:46:59Z

About Stanley J. Grenz

Stanley Grenz (1950–2005) was Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology at Carey Theological College, Vancouver, British Columbia, and professor of theological studies at Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle, Washington. He authored over 25 books, including Rediscovering the Triune God and What Christians Really Believe and Why.

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