Summaries / Resúmenes - Studia Moralia

482 REVIEWS / RECENSIONESWolfgang Göbel relates the theme of the Lordship of God toChristian ethics. Finally, Philipp Schmitz takes up a theme which isvery frequently mentioned, but scarcely ever investigated, namely the“inductive method” in Christian ethics.One who works through this volume will emerge with a broadunderstanding of what is happening in contemporary GermanChristian Ethics. The gain is worth the effort. The authors’ showcommendable rigour and insight in engaging sociology and philosophyas well as faith and theology. The reviewer would, however, adda final comment. The “German” approach seems to be to seek an ethicalproblem which all would acknowledge. This is then analysed,usually with the help of the writings of a select group of philosophers.The process uncovers some lack which a Christian contributioncould fill. On the basis of this, Christian ethics may claim anacknowledged place, after all, in the ethical debates of a postmodernworld. But it is the prevailing culture which issues the membershiptickets for the club. Christian ethicists have to work hard to earn anadmission card. Why not begin with a confident affirmation of thegoodness of the way of life that Christians have discovered and offerit to those who are attracted? It might then be they who seek themembership cards.BRIAN V. JOHNSTONE, C.SS.R.Marín-Porgueres, Francisco José, La moral autónoma. Un acercamientodesde Franz Böckle. Eunsa, Pamplona 2002.El título y el subtítulo del trabajo de Marín-Porgueres sugierenmucho menos de lo que efectivamente nos ofrecen. Se podría pensar,en efecto, a una simple introducción a la llamada “moral autónoma”de la mano de uno de sus representantes más significativos: FranzBöckle. Pero esto es sólo una parte del contenido del libro porque elautor, como veremos, somete la propuesta moral de Böckle a una críticaradical que incluye no solamente sus tesis más importantes, sinotambién sus presupuestos antropológico-filosóficos.El escrito consta de dos partes, de tres capítulos cada una. En laprimera parte Marín-Porgueres presenta el autor y su circunstancia,es decir el contexto histórico teológico en el que florece y madura supropuesta moral. Realiza después un recorrido histórico por los prin-