Theological Ethics: Foundations (Vol #01)

This first volume of Helmut Thielicke's important and influential ethics, presents the classical problems of Theological Ethics: the relationship of autonomous and Christian ethics, of secularism and faith, of dogmatics and ethics; ethical principles in the light of the Christian doctrines of creation and the fall; justification and sanctification; and ethical norms and the problem of natural law. As Paul Tillich accurately predicted in his review of Thielicke's work, it has become a standard in ethical theology and, as Paul Althaus observed, it is both profound and fully engaged in the concrete practice of Christian life.Read less