Every Good Path

Name: Every Good Path
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Wisdom and Practical Reason in Christian Ethics and the Book of Proverbs

By Rev'd Dr Andrew Errington

Series: T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics

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Every Good Path by Rev'd Dr Andrew Errington explores the book of Proverbs in dialogue with the moral philosophies of Thomas Aquinas and Oliver O'Donovan. The book offers a fresh framework for Christian moral reasoning by critiquing Aquinas and engaging deeply with O'Donovan's moral theology. Errington highlights how Proverbs presents wisdom not as theoretical knowledge but as practical guidance rooted in the created world, challenging Western theological traditions. This work addresses practical reason, moral deliberation, and created order, making it a vital resource for scholars and general readers interested in Christian ethics.
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This book is ideal for scholars, students, and thoughtful general readers interested in Christian ethics, biblical wisdom literature, and the philosophical foundations of moral reasoning within the Christian tradition.

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Andrew Errington brings the book of Proverbs into discussion with two significant accounts of the nature and foundation of practical reason in Christian ethics: those of Thomas Aquinas and Oliver O’Donovan. Aiming to move towards a framework for understanding Christian moral reasoning, this book develops a significant critique of aspects of Aquinas’s thought and provides a major engagement with O’Donovan’s moral theology.

Errington argues that the way the Book of Proverbs conceives of wisdom presents an important challenge to the Western theological and philosophical tradition. Instead of a perfection of theoretical knowledge, wisdom in Proverbs is a practical knowledge of how to act well, grounded in the reality of the world God has made.

Discussing the complexities of practical reason, moral reasoning in Aquinas, world order and deliberation in the work of O’Donovan, and the place of created order in Christian Ethics, this volume is invaluable for scholars and general readers in reconfiguring moral theology.

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Every Good Path has been praised for its clear, amicable writing style and quality argumentation. Reading Religion commends its success in clarifying the concept of 'acting good' within Christian ethics, noting the effective inclusion of historical figures like Augustine and Aquinas. The Expository Times highlights its rich and insightful synthesis of theology, ethics, and biblical studies, particularly the analysis of biblical wisdom and practical reason.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780567698940

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education

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Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 367g

Pages: 256

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Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Rev'd Dr Andrew Errington Series: T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics

About the Author

Andrew Errington is Lecturer at St Mark’s National Theological Centre, and Research Fellow of the Public and Contextual Theology Research Centre, Charles Sturt University, Australia.