Libro The Possibility and Role of Supererogation in Evangelical Ethics De Condrey, B. J.

portada The Possibility and Role of Supererogation in Evangelical Ethics

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

B. J. Condrey

Editorial

Wipf & Stock Publishers

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

236

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm

Peso

0.49 kg.

ISBN13

9781666712209

Categorías

Ética religiosa
Cristianismo

The Possibility and Role of Supererogation in Evangelical Ethics

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Reseña del libro "The Possibility and Role of Supererogation in Evangelical Ethics"

""Supererogation"" is an awkward term but a useful concept. While not a term that we use every day, the concept is very familiar to most of us. It is an act that is neither obligatory nor forbidden and that possesses moral worth. While Roman Catholics and a large number of moral philosophers affirm the possibility and value of such acts, Evangelicals from the time of the Reformation have rejected them. Yet, this is to their detriment. Relying on Gregory Mellema's insight that acts of supererogation are possible without compromising the orthodox Evangelical doctrine of justification, I argue that there is clear evidence for supererogation in the New Testament and that performing such deeds with a proper motive is essential in an Evangelical account of supererogation. It is my hope that Evangelicals will reconsider the possibility of supererogation and embrace the concept as a useful tool in counseling contexts, biblical interpretation, and homiletics.