Justice in Love (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion)

Justice in Love (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion)

by NicholasWolterstorff (Author)

Synopsis

Love and justice have long been prominent themes in the moral culture of the West, yet they are often considered to be almost hopelessly at odds with each other. In this book acclaimed Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff shows that justice and love are perfectly compatible at heart, and he argues that the commonly perceived tension between them reveals something faulty in our understanding of each.

This paperback publication adds a new preface and Scripture index to the original hardcover edition. Building upon Wolterstorff's expansive discussion of justice in his earlier Justice: Rights and Wrongs and charitably engaging alternate views, this book focuses in profound ways on the complex yet ultimately harmonious relation between justice and love.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 303
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Published: 30 Jun 2015

ISBN 10: 0802872948
ISBN 13: 9780802872944

Media Reviews
For the past three decades Nicholas Wolterstorff has crafted a devastating philosophical critique of and a bracing Christian alternative to John Rawls?'s Theory of Justice. In this exquisite new book of political theology, he tours the perennially contested questions of eros and agape, rule and equity, discipline and mercy, responsibility and forgiveness, justice and righteousness. Learned, judicious, strikingly innovative, and crystal clear, this book has all the marks of yet another Wolterstorff classic in the making.
John Witte Jr.
Emory University

Nicholas Wolterstorff?'s Justice: Rights and Wrongs is a magisterial book. In it and in its companion volume, Justice in Love, Wolterstorff has gotten justice right.
Miroslav Volf in Books and Culture
John Witte Jr.
Emory University
For the past three decades Nicholas Wolterstorff has crafted a devastating philosophical critique of and a bracing Christian alternative to John Rawls s Theory of Justice. In this exquisite new book of political theology, he tours the perennially contested questions of eros and agape, rule and equity, discipline and mercy, responsibility and forgiveness, justice and righteousness. Learned, judicious, strikingly innovative, and crystal clear, this book has all the marks of yet another Wolterstorff classic in the making.
Miroslav Volf
in Books and Culture
Nicholas Wolterstorff s Justice: Rights and Wrongs is a magisterial book. In it and in its companion volume, Justice in Love, Wolterstorff has gotten justice right.
Comment
Lucid, stirring, and provocative. . . . Offers a feast of insight, wisdom, and clarification.
John Witte Jr. Emory University
For the past three decades Nicholas Wolterstorff has crafted a devastating philosophical critique of and a bracing Christian alternative to John Rawls s Theory of Justice. In this exquisite new book of political theology, he tours the perennially contested questions of eros and agape, rule and equity, discipline and mercy, responsibility and forgiveness, justice and righteousness. Learned, judicious, strikingly innovative, and crystal clear, this book has all the marks of yet another Wolterstorff classic in the making.
Miroslav Volf
in Books and Culture
Nicholas Wolterstorff s Justice: Rights and Wrongs is a magisterial book. In it and in its companion volume, Justice in Love, Wolterstorff has gotten justice right.
Comment
Lucid, stirring, and provocative. . . . Offers a feast of insight, wisdom, and clarification.
Interpretation
A significant and important work.
Reviews in Religion & Theology
What has love to do with justice? In this intellectually rigorous work, one of the world s preeminent Christian philosophers argues that a cogent view linking the two is both possible and inevitable given the claims of the Christian tradition itself. Making such an argument requires cutting through several difficult problems, a task Wolterstorff does with clarity and a respect for other views that deserves wide imitation.
Theological Book review
A well-researched, informative, and well-argued book. . . . This book is a must read for any Christian ethicist.
Regent s Reviews
Wolterstorff s writing is lucid, his insistence on uniting philosophy, theology and biblical exegesis within a single work is exemplary, and his contribution deserves to mark the debate about justice, love and forgiveness in the twenty-first century.
Presbyterian Outlook
Sometimes, a book comes along that entirely reshapes consideration of a key topic in theology and philosophy. Such a book is Nicholas Wolterstorff s Justice in Love.

Pro Rege
Serves as an excellent primer for understanding the complexities of the relationship of love and justice, both philosophically and practically. . . . Beneficial to Christian theorists and practitioners alike in developing an ethic of justice, self-love, and world engagement.

Andrews University Seminary Studies
Offers vital insight. . . . Serves to give Christians a new perspective on a subject we too often neglect to reflect upon.

Jean Bethke Elshtain
In this brilliant work Nicholas Wolterstorff does what many thought impossible: he brings fresh insights to a debate that long ago grew stale and predictable.Justice in Loveis exemplary in its clarity and balance.

Robin W. Lovin
Anyone interested in Christian ethics will find new possibilities here, not only in relation to moral philosophy but also for pastoral care and political life.

Theology
A rich, fertile and penetrating work. ... Offers a major contribution of philosophical theology in the service of a key issue for both personal Christian discipleship and public life.

Choice
A nice blend of rigorous analytical thinking and casual writing. Wolterstorff sprinkles his philosophical examination with pertinent and telling examples from everyday life. ... Highly recommended.

Interpretation
A significant and important work.
Pro Rege
-Serves as an excellent primer for understanding the complexities of the relationship of love and justice, both philosophically and practically. . . . Beneficial to Christian theorists and practitioners alike in developing an ethic of justice, self-love, and world engagement.-

Andrews University Seminary Studies
-Offers vital insight. . . . Serves to give Christians a new perspective on a subject we too often neglect to reflect upon.-

Jean Bethke Elshtain
-In this brilliant work Nicholas Wolterstorff does what many thought impossible: he brings fresh insights to a debate that long ago grew stale and predictable. Justice in Love is exemplary in its clarity and balance.-

Robin W. Lovin
-Anyone interested in Christian ethics will find new possibilities here, not only in relation to moral philosophy but also for pastoral care and political life.-

Theology
-A rich, fertile and penetrating work. . . . Offers a major contribution of philosophical theology in the service of a key issue for both personal Christian discipleship and public life.-

Choice
-A nice blend of rigorous analytical thinking and casual writing. Wolterstorff sprinkles his philosophical examination with pertinent and telling examples from everyday life. . . . Highly recommended.-

Interpretation
-A significant and important work.-
Author Bio
Nicholas Wolterstorff is Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia.