Christian Ethics as Witness

Reviews / Votes

'David Haddorff (...) constructively applies the basic proposals of Barth's ethics to some of the major global problems of the day: globalization, nationalism, militarism, ecological disaster, economic injustice, and so on. (...) The reader should be impressed by the breadth and depth of Haddorff's critical and constructive handling of his primary texts.'
A.J. Cocksworth in The Expository Times, Vol. 124 (1), October 2012

'...I finally put this book down with a sense of satisfaction and gratitude. It makes serious demands on the reader and is, in every sense, a big project. Ambitious in its scope, wide-ranging in its concerns, unashamedly intellectual yet also pastoral in its concern to integrate theology, ethics and witness in a distinctive and hopeful way in tumultuous times. [...] ... Professor Haddorff has done a fine job here in not only introducing us to the fertile landscape of Barth's ethics but also alerting us to the inconvenient truth that in a world at risk, Christian witness is neither pure not simple...'
Rod Garner, Reviews in Religion & Theology, Volume 20, Issue 2, March 2013.

"...The volume of material covered in this book is substantial, covering a vast range of sources and commentators and engaging in a huge variety of conversations and controversies. That Haddorff is able to attempt this task, let alone accomplish it with both competent assurance and creative flair, is deeply impressive [...] What Haddorff's work has achieved is to advance the kind of constructive reception of and advance upon Barth's ethics which will undoubtedly sustain further interest in the topic in the seasons ahead. His work is both unceasingly realistic and relentlessly hopeful, and is a welcome addition to the field..."
Paul T. Nimmo, Studies in Christian Ethics, Vol. 26(2), May 2013