Description
The thesis of this book is that virtue ethics is key to understanding Trinitarian progressive sanctification. The thesis is supported by four reasons: (1) the Trinity, virtue ethics, and sanctification are historically and conceptually interconnected in the tradition and Scripture; (2) virtue ethics based on metaphysical realism is the most biblically consistent ethical framework for Trinitarian progressive sanctification; (3) Jesus’ active roles as a teacher and example of virtue play an important part in Trinitarian sanctification; and (4) Jesus’ priestly heavenly intercession aimed at manifesting virtue in believers is crucial to understanding how the Trinity progressively sanctifies believers.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Three Historic Backgrounds: Trinitarianism, Virtue Ethics, and Sanctification
Chapter 2: Defining Virtue Ethics in Sanctification: Nature and Function
Chapter 3: Jesus’ Roles as Teacher and Example
Chapter 4: Jesus’ Role as Priest
Conclusion
About the Author
Ronald M. Rothenberg (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) has served as a pastor in Asian immigrant churches and is currently the associate editor and a research fellow at the Economics and Political Economy Center, a Christian think tank.
