Princeton Theological Seminary has begun a study on the works of N.T. Wright called the “N.T. Wright Project” and will be blogging about it here.

A recent post called “Violence, Monsters, and the Ascension: Barth and Wright on the Problem of War” caught my eye since I’d been reading Barth and love N.T. Wright. The post intends to juggle both Barth’s view on ethics and Wright’s view on discipleship in light of the debate between war and non-violence. Being a proponent of non-violent Christianity made the post irresistable. When you have a moment, read the post. I’m interested in hearing your comments here on this site.

Excerpt:

I’m with Barth in thinking that Christian ethics isn’t frozen and fixed but dynamic, since it constitutes obedience to the living Word that continues to be spoken today in Jesus Christ. But I don’t know if I can go along with Barth in leaving the possibility open that Jesus will command his followers to use violence and wage war. Here’s where we can bring Wright’s thoughts into play…      more…

Q: How do you feel about Barth’s view on ethics?

Q: Do you agree or disagree with the author’s convergence of Barth’s and Wright’s thought?

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