Being in Action The Theological Shape of Barth's Ethical Vision [Paperback]

Dr Paul T Nimmo is Lecturer in Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

1.?Introduction

Section One- Knowing What is Right: Noetic Aspects of Ethical Agency

2.?The Command of God

A - the command of God in outline

B - the command of God and Scripture

3. ?The Discipline of Theological Ethics

A - inappropriate theological ethics

B - appropriate theological ethics

C - theological ethics and casuistry

4.?The Practice of Theological Ethics

A - the practice of theological ethics

B - the use of Scripture in theological ethics

C - the role of the Church in theological ethics

D - the problems of theological ethics

Section Two- Doing What is Right: Ontic Aspects of Ethical Agency

5.?The Ethical Agent

A - the ethical agent in relation to Jesus Christ

B - the ethical agent in distinction from Jesus Christ

C - critical analysis of the ethical agent

6.?Human Action and Divine Action

A - the freedom of the ethical agent

B - the relationship between human action and divine action

C - a case study of divine action and human action

D - critical analysis of ethical action

7.?The Way of Ethical Action

A - the content of conformity

B - the aspects of conformity

C - the actualism of conformity

Section Three- Achieving What is Right: Telic Aspects of Ethical Agency

8.?The Telos of Ethical Action

A - conformity as participation

B - conformity as witness

C - conformity as glorification
9.??Conclusion