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Trade ReviewA theological analysis of Oliver O’Donovan’s moral theology, such as Samuel Tranter’s book presents, is long overdue. This is not only because of O’Donovan’s inspiring and fundamental work in theological ethics, but also because of Tranter’s sharp attention to the real intention and focus of O’Donovan’s work, as well as its importance for our time… This again makes Tranter’s analysis indeed a ‘remedy [for a] lack of a critical engagement with O’Donovan’s thought’, and—more than that—a significant textbook in theological ethics’ * Studies in Christian Ethics *
This book is needed because Oliver O'Donovan is rightly not easy. Samuel Tranter makes O'Donovan's project clear without oversimplification. No one engaging O'Donovan can avoid this work. We are all in Tranter’s debt (and that includes Oliver himself). * Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University, USA *
Oliver O’Donovan’s profound contribution to moral theology here receives the kind of insightful, artful, and critical engagement it rightly deserves. Tranter’s fine study sets an important benchmark for theological engagement with O’Donovan’s lifework even as it presses searching questions concerning the eschatological quality of Christian ethics more generally. * Philip G. Ziegler, University of Aberdeen, UK *
Oliver O’Donovan’s moral theology is notoriously complex. Samuel Tranter has done a great service by providing this careful and insightful guide, as well as offering a critical assessment. Tranter’s book is replete with rich observations and astute judgments about O’Donovan’s work and the role of eschatology in Christian ethics. I highly recommend it! * Michael Mawson, Charles Sturt University, Australia *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Groundwork: ‘The Natural Ethic’ 2. Topography:
Resurrection and Moral Order – ‘The Objective Reality’ 3. Contour:
Resurrection and Moral Order – ‘The Subjective Reality’ 4. Territory:
Desire of the Nations and
The Ways of Judgment 5. Remapping:
Ethics as Theology Conclusion Postscript: The End of Ethics Appendix: Cartography with O’Donovan and Friends Bibliography
