The Moral Quest

The Moral Quest by Stanley J. Grenz was published by InterVarsity Press in February 1998 and is our 27012th best seller. The ISBN for The Moral Quest is 9780851114873.

Beginning with the basics, Stanley Grenz leads his readers into a theological engagement with moral inquiry. In a concise yet reliable fashion, The Moral Quest sets forth the basics of ethics, considers the role and methods of Christian ethics in particular, and examines the implicit and explicit ethical approaches of the Old Testament, the Gospels and Paul.

Grenz goes on to introduce the foundational theological ethics of Augustine, Aquinas, and Luther and the Reformers, then continues with an evenhanded discussion of modern and contemporary Christian ethicists, including Albrecht Ritschl, Karl Barth, Paul Ramsey, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., Gustavo Gutiérrez, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Stanley Hauerwas, Carl F. H. Henry and Oliver O'Donovan.

The book concludes with Grenz's own constructive proposal of “comprehensive love,” rooted in the life of the Trinity and worked out in Christian community.

Clearly written and well apprised of relevant literature, The Moral Quest is a first-rate introduction to Christian ethics. It will serve students, pastors and interested laypersons alike.