Emil Brunner’s The Divine Imperative
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Emil Brunner’s *The Divine Imperative* is a foundational neo-orthodox theological work that articulates a Christ-centered, revelation-based approach to Christian ethics in opposition to liberal moral theology.
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| Emil Brunner’s The Divine Imperative canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Emil Brunner’s The Divine Imperative Context triple: [Neo-orthodoxy, keyWork, Emil Brunner’s The Divine Imperative]
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The Mercy of God in the Contemporary World
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Theology of Hope
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Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism
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Ethics is an unfinished theological and philosophical work by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that explores Christian moral responsibility under the pressures of Nazi Germany.
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Nicholas Wolterstorff’s book "Reason within the Bounds of Religion"
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Emil Brunner’s The Divine Imperative Target entity description: Emil Brunner’s *The Divine Imperative* is a foundational neo-orthodox theological work that articulates a Christ-centered, revelation-based approach to Christian ethics in opposition to liberal moral theology.
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A.
The Mercy of God in the Contemporary World
"The Mercy of God in the Contemporary World" is a key section of Pope John Paul II’s encyclical *Dives in Misericordia* that reflects on how divine mercy addresses the spiritual and moral challenges of modern humanity.
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B.
Theology of Hope
Theology of Hope is a seminal work of Christian theology that emphasizes eschatological hope as the central lens for understanding God’s promises, history, and human liberation.
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C.
Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism
Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism is a theological and ethical perspective that emphasizes human sinfulness, the limits of moral idealism, and the need for realistic engagement with political power and social injustice from a Christian standpoint.
-
D.
Ethics (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
Ethics is an unfinished theological and philosophical work by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that explores Christian moral responsibility under the pressures of Nazi Germany.
-
E.
Nicholas Wolterstorff’s book "Reason within the Bounds of Religion"
Nicholas Wolterstorff’s "Reason within the Bounds of Religion" is a seminal philosophical work that argues religious belief can be rationally grounded without relying on traditional evidentialist criteria, helping to launch and shape the movement known as Reformed epistemology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethics treatise
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theological book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
ethical autonomy
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naturalistic foundations of ethics ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Christian ethics is grounded in God’s personal command
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ethical obligation arises from God’s self-revelation in Christ ⓘ ethics cannot be based on autonomous human reason alone ⓘ |
| author | Emil Brunner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
command of God
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divine imperative ⓘ |
| claimsThat |
God’s command is concrete and situational
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ethical norms are derived from God’s living address ⓘ the will of God is known through revelation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Christ-centered ethics
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obedience as central ethical category ⓘ personal encounter with God ⓘ relation between revelation and command ⓘ revelation-based ethics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Christian ethics ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian moral theology
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar European theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Protestant ethics
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neo-orthodox moral theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Barth’s early theology
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Reformed theology NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical personalism ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
critique of relativism in morality
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divine command and human freedom ⓘ objectivity of God’s will in ethics ⓘ responsibility before the personal God ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| opposes | liberal moral theology ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das Gebot Gottes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Man in Revolt
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The Divine-Human Encounter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
authority of God’s command
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critique of Kantian ethics ⓘ critique of liberal Protestant ethics ⓘ relation of law and gospel in ethics ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
priority of revelation over natural theology in ethics
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rejection of purely immanent moral principles ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | neo-orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewsChristAs | center of moral revelation ⓘ |
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