Ethics as Grammar Changing the Postmodern Subject [Hardcover]

“In his carefully crafted and insightfulEthics as Grammar, Brad Kallenberg portrays a dependent relation between two important thinkers.... [I]t is a surprising one. He suggests that you cannot really understand Stanley Hauerwas until you have read Ludwig Wittgenstein. Who would think of associating these two minds? Kallenberg, however, makes the case brilliantly and in the process adds much to our comprehension of both thinkers.” —Pro Ecclesia

“In this perceptive and often mesmerizing book Kallenberg suggests innovative readings of two of the 20th century’s most significant ethicists, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Stanley Hauerwas. . . . He has a perceptive and unconventional interpretation of the challenges facing theological ethics today.” —Theological Studies

"This study of the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Stanley Hauerwas offers a much-needed contribution to contemporary theological ethics. The degree of difficulty that is involved in studying either of the subjects of this book is high enough, but to take on both is nothing less than stunning. . .  Thanks to Kallenberg's excellent study, philosophical and theological understanding of these issues has been newly enriched. I predict that in the years to come Ethics as Grammar will be a central text for theological ethicists writing after Hauerwas." —Journal of Religion

Brad J. Kallenberg is professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton, Ohio.

 

“Kallenberg's book is well-researched, energetically written, and stocked with engaging illustrations.  By tracing the evolution of concepts such as form and self/subject through Wittgenstein's early, middle, and late writings, it has given me a better understanding than ever before of the sweep of Wittgenstein's thought—it even makes me want to re-read theTractatus!&l³4