The Divine Imperative

by Emil Brunner

Book by Brunner, Emil

Genres: Theology

728 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1932

About the author

Heinrich Emil Brunner was a Protestant theologian and Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology at the University of Zurich.

Reviews

[Jon Coutts · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Church of faith is invisible inasmuch as it is present in secular institutions, not as a separate order, but [in its] revealing and striving to realize the[ir] meaning [in] service of humanity."

[J. Ewbank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emil Brunner's book is a fascinating read. Read it for a seminary class, Garrett Evangelical on the campus of Northwestern University campus. The class was Christian Ethics.

This book is for the minister or scholar and still has good material in it even today. It would be too tough for the average layperson, but the layperson who reads a lot in Christian theology might be able to take it on and get a lot out of it.

As always Brunner is able to take his thought step-by-step in considering the various topics needed to cover Christian Ethics.

Old, but well worth the read, even today.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"

[Luther Butler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must read for mature Christians. The book is not an easy read, but take the time to understand what the author is saying.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neo-orthodox read I used in a paper to compare to Rabbi Soloveitchik. Surprised by the common approach to the fall and rise of man.