Sökandet efter det goda livet. Om moralhistoriens betydelse för teologin

Abstract

This article explores the consequences of the modern bifurcation between ethics and systematic theology. After an analysis of the historical reason for this bifurcation as exemplified by Kant's moral thought, the article argues for a more integrated understanding with the help of the theologies of Augustine and Luther. Further, it seeks to demonstrate the necessity to explicate the theological telos of all moral life, and the desideratum of a more bodily and holistic explication of the Christian faith that integrates ethical and theological perspectives.