I Am The Lord Your God : Christian Reflections On The Ten Commandments

CARL E. BRAATEN, CHRISTOPHER R. SEITZ

ISBN 10: 0802828124 / ISBN 13: 9780802828125

Published by Eerdmans Pub Co February 2005, 2005

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The editors contributors to this volume of essays expounding and applying the Commandments to the contemporary church, are practitioners of ecumenism as it should be practiced. Their stated purpose in making this book is to 'bring fresh reflection to bear on general theological questions, such as the place of the Ten Commandments in civil society, their relation to natural moral law, their relevance for the Christian life, their use in catechetical instruction, as well as on particular ethical issues such as abortion, killing, homosexuality, lying, greed and the like.' The team assembled includes Markus Bockmuehl, David Bentley Hart, Robert Jenson, Gilbert Meilaender, Thomas Oden, Ephraim Radner, R.R. Reno, Philip Turner, and Robert Louis Wilken-representing Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, and Methodist confessions-and the contributions eloquently call us back to the worship of the true God and the rejection of all corruptions and substitutes. Light cover wear/fading, firm binding, underlining in the preface but none thereafter.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Am The Lord Your God : Christian Reflections On The Ten Commandments
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co February 2005
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802828124
• ISBN 13: 9780802828125
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biblical Studies/General Old Testament

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Synopsis

I Am the Lord Your God explores anew the place of the Ten Commandments in contemporary civil society, their relation to natural moral law, their relevance for Christian instruction, and their pertinence to ethical issues such as abortion, killing, homosexuality, lying, greed, and the like. Written by an outstanding group of ethicists, theologians, and Bible scholars from various church traditions - Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist - this timely work argues unequivocally for the divine authority and permanent validity of the Ten Commandments in both church and society. While including the Judge Roy Moore controversy in Alabama and other pertinent current issues in their discussion, the authors above all call the church to remain faithful to its heritage - ultimately to the Lord God - amid our postmodern culture at large. Contributors: Markus Bockmuehl Carl E. Braaten William T. Cavanaugh David Bentley Hart Reinhard Hütter Robert W. Jenson Gilbert Meilaender Thomas C. Oden Ephraim Radner R. R. Reno Christopher R. Seitz Philip Turner Bernd Wannenwetsch Robert Louis Wilken

About the Authors

Carl E. Braaten (1929-2023) was an American Lutheran theologian. He earned his doctoral degree from Harvard Divinity School, where he studied under Paul Tillich. He served as professor of systematic theology at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago for nearly thirty years. In addition to teaching, Braaten cofounded and edited the journal Dialog, cofounded the journal Pro Ecclesia, and cofounded the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology. His many publications include Principles of Lutheran Theology; Mother Church: Ecclesiology and Ecumenism; Sin, Death, and the Devil; and The Strange New Word of the Gospel.

Christopher R. Seitz began teaching at Wycliffe College (University of Toronto) in 2007. He currently serves as senior research professor at Wycliffe. Earlier in his career, he taught at Yale University and the University of St. Andrews. His areas of expertise are Old Testament interpretation and theological hermeneutics. He is the author of numerous books, including The Character of Christian Scripture: The Significance of a Two-Testament Bible, Word Without End: The Old Testament as Abiding Theological Witness, and Essays on Prophecy and Canon: The Rise of a New Model for Interpretation.