01986nam a2200301 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200150006308200130007810000240009110000100011510000110012524500390013624500240017524500230019926000110022226000190023326000090025230000110026130000140027230000090028652011910029565000460148665000490153265000370158185600660161820260119071043.02023-08-15 12:00:48  a9781451478143  aeng  a230.044092  bA374-M41  aMassmann, Alexander  d1977-  eAuthor  aCitizenship in Heaven and on Earth  bKarl Barth's ethics  cAlexander Massmann  aU.S.A.  bFortress Press  c2015  a533tr.  bPaperback  c25cm  aWhile Karl Barth is one of the most significant theologians of the twentieth century, his contribution to ethics is less well known and subject to controversy among interpreters. Barth combined his commitment to the church and its particular task in faith and theology with a concern for ethics and politics in wider society. By examining the historical development of Barth's ethics, this study traces the vital influences and considerable shifts in Barth's understanding of the ethical task, situating him within his political context. Alexander Massmann provides a comprehensive explication and assessment of the full scope of Barth's ethics, from the first edition of the Romans commentary to the final volume of the Church Dogmatics. General questions of Barth's methodology in ethics and case studies in applied ethics are both analyzed in their intricate connection to his dogmatic thought. The study highlights how an ethical approach emerged in which the freedom of the gospel allows for considerable openness to empirical insights from other disciplines. The author reevaluates Barth's ethics in a constructive vision of the role of the church in the quest for a just society.  aChristian Life -- History -- 20th century  aReligion -- Christian Theology -- Systematic  aBarth, Karl, 1886-1968 -- Ethics4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11761/14.jpgyCover Image