Description: The Ten Commandments belong to the ""classics"" of
Western culture. They are an authoritative part of the Hebrew and
the Christian Scriptures. Since they come to us from an ancient
past, it is both necessary and worthwhile to inquire what they may
mean for us today. Thorwald Lorenzen contends it is important to
hear God's invitation to an alternative lifestyle: ""you shall not
kill,"" ""you shall not commit adultery,"" ""you shall not covet.""
His thoughtful reflections on the commandments for today's
tumultuous world begin with the God who ""speaks"" ten word to
liberate God's people from oppression. Grounded in God's liberating
""yes,"" the ""ten words"" are neither laws nor rules. They are
elements for a culture of freedom in which people are invited to
celebrate life. Endorsements: ""Thorwald Lorenzen presents an
inspiring call to embrace freedom as a matter of spiritual
inheritance and destiny. Pastors and prophets alike will use this
text to sharpen their vision, and every reader will find in it a
guide to break free from those chains that bind them."" --David
Batstone, author, Professor of Ethics, University of San Francisco,
and President, NOT For Sale ""Combining exegetical acumen with
sharp theological insight, Lorenzen has produced a fresh and deeply
profound meditation on the Ten Words of the Torah. Filled with
historical and contemporary illustrations, Lorenzen proves that the
Decalogue is as relevant, practical, challenging, and disturbing
today as ever. Highly readable yet informed by a lifetime of
scholarly study, Lorenzen's book will be immensely valuable to both
pastors and laypersons and would make an excellent supplemental
classroom text. The appendices on interpreting the Ten Commandments
and on making ethical decisions make a book that is already well
worth the price a bargain indeed."" --Kent Blevins, Professor,
Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Gardner-Webb
University ""Here is the most careful and relevant study of the Ten
Commandments now available. Biblically grounded, theologically
astute, Lorenzen's penetrating treatment of each of the
commandments results in constructing a mature, global ethic for
Christians. Far from a legalistic list of commands, Lorenzen shows
how 'the Ten Words' function as a blueprint for connecting the dots
between a private and social ethic in a pluralistic world."" --D.
Dixon Sutherland, Professor of Religious Studies, Director,
Christian Ethics Institute, Stetson University ""Toward a Culture
of Freedom is a superb ethical treatise based on the Ten
Commandments. Deeply grounded in scriptures and equipped with an
expansive and compassionate experience of today's world, Professor
Lorenzen will help you to discern some solid rocks to stand on in
an era when all human foundations seem to be quivering. Though
writing from a Christian perspective, he speaks to persons of all
faiths and even no faith. Would that every American, nay, every
human being, would glean the wisdom she or he will find here.""
--E. Glenn Hinson, Professor Emeritus, Baptist Theological Seminary
at Richmond About the Contributor(s): Thorwald Lorenzen is
Professor of Theology at Charles Sturt University; a guest lecturer
at St. Mark's Theological Center and Whitley College, University of
Melbourne; and a Principal Researcher within the Public and
Contextual Theology Strategic Research Centre (PACT), Charles Sturt
University, in Canberra, Australia. He is author of Resurrection
and Discipleship: Interpretive Models, Biblical Reflections,
Theological Consequences (1995 and 2003) and
Resurrection--Discipleship--Justice: Affirming the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ Today (2003).
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