Power, Value, and Conviction: Theological Ethics in the Postmodern Age

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Summary: Successful Attempt at Christian Postmodern Ethics
Review: Christian ethicists are running around like chickens in the face of postmodernity. Some fear it and are running away, relegating their insistence on archaic morality to the realm of irrelevance. Others claim it to be "Christian" and are running to it with open arms, yet uncriticially selecting the helpful aspects and dismissing its skepticism as just "ultramodernism." William Schweiker trips into neither of these pitfalls. He makes a careful assessment of postmodern life and thought, identifying its problems yet learning from its insights. He draws on the grand philosophical and theological tradition, yet adapts it in new ways. Schweiker gives special attention to issues of value and power in relation to one another and to their divine source. What results is a successful construction of Christian theological ethics in a postmodern age. Pick this one up!

Rating:
Summary: Successful Attempt at Christian Postmodern Ethics
Review: Christian ethicists are running around like chickens in the face of postmodernity. Some fear it and are running away, relegating their insistence on archaic morality to the realm of irrelevance. Others claim it to be "Christian" and are running to it with open arms, yet uncriticially selecting the helpful aspects and dismissing its skepticism as just "ultramodernism." William Schweiker trips into neither of these pitfalls. He makes a careful assessment of postmodern life and thought, identifying its problems yet learning from its insights. He draws on the grand philosophical and theological tradition, yet adapts it in new ways. Schweiker gives special attention to issues of value and power in relation to one another and to their divine source. What results is a successful construction of Christian theological ethics in a postmodern age. Pick this one up!