Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. Building on a long career in the field of Christian ethics, Paul Lehmann here examines the role of the Ten Commandments in Christian life. Driven by the fundamental ethical question What am I as a believer in Jesus Christ and as a member of his church to do?, Lehmann moves beyond the inadequacies of both an ethic of law and a utilitarian ethic to his unique proposal of a contextual ethic grounded in the concept of koinonia. Part One discusses the commandments generally while focusing on insights from sociology regarding the structure of human life. Part Two takes up each commandment individually as a springboard for discussing critical issues in today's world.
Table of Contents
Part II. Pathways and patterns of reciprocal responsibility -- Prologue: "The two tablets of moses"; Luther and the Bible -- Chapter 4. Of God and creation: the right tablet of Moses (the first, second and third commandments) -- What does it mean to have a God? The heart and its trust (The first commandment: "You shall have no other Gods beside me") -- The loss of God's name: the heart becomes religion and trust becomes process (The second commandment: "You shall not go about with the name of God as though it made no difference") -- The violation and the restoration of God's name: The feminist repudiation of patriarchal co-optation -- Shabat, shalom, and responsibility for creation (The third commandment: "you shall make a day for celebration Holy") --