The Virtue of Bonhoeffer’s Ethics

"Moberly's careful, instructive, and suggestive study will be of great value not only for those puzzling over the claims and coherence of Bonhoeffer's unfinished Ethics, but equally for all those interested in pursuing a theologically responsible discourse of moral virtues within Christian ethics."

--Philip G. Ziegler, University of Aberdeen



"Within Christian ethics discussion of the virtues has often been conducted in isolation from the central doctrinal themes of justification and sanctification, and the language of virtue has often been thought incompatible with the language of divine command. Jennifer Moberly's highly insightful work on Bonhoeffer's ethics criticizes both of these tendencies, and draws on her fine linguistic skills and detailed knowledge of Bonhoeffer's work to demonstrate convincingly how an account of the virtues might be fully integrated into the heart of a Protestant theological ethic."

--Robert Song, Durham University