Abstract

Since the appearance in 1969 of Wolfhart Pannenberg's discussion of "The Kingdom of God and the Foundation of Ethics" in the book Theology and the Kingdom of God students of Pannenberg have been anticipating a fuller statement of his views on the philosophical and theological foundations of ethics and the application of theology to social and political issues. Now the developing ethical thought of Pannenberg is available in the English language. In the collection of studies, he enters into creative dialogue with great thinkers of the past, including Martin Luther, G.W.F. Hegel', and Ernst Troeltsch and with contemporaries such as Gerhard Ebeling and the "political theologians." A major work by one of the world's most influential theologians, this thought-provoking book identifies the historical roots of the contemporary crisis in ethics and indicates ways of dealing with the ethical issues of our day--from back cover.