Carl E Braaten

I am the Lord Your God: Christian Reflections on the Ten Commandments Carl E Braaten

Jacket Description/Back: "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 BockmuehlCarl E. BraatenWilliam T. CavanaughDavid Bentley HartReinhard HutterRobert W. JensonGilbert MeilaenderThomas C. OdenEphraim RadnerR. R. RenoChristopher R. SeitzPhilip TurnerBernd WannenwetschRobert Louis Wilken

Contributor Bio:  Braaten, Carl E Ronald F. Marshall (MA, Claremont Graduate School) has been the pastor at First Lutheran Church of West Seattle since he was ordained there in 1979. He is the author of more than fifty articles, specializing in the thought of Martin Luther and Soren Kierkegaard. For more details on Pastor Marshall, go to flcws.org. Contributor Bio:  Seitz, Christopher R Christopher R. Seitz is Professor of Old Testament and Theological Studies at the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland. He is the author or editor of eight books including "Figured Out: Typology, Providence and Christian Scripture" and "Nicene Christianity: The Future for a New Ecumenism".