[PDF] Moral Action And Christian Ethics eBook

Author : Jean Porter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 35,94 MB
Release : 1999-03-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521657105

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A highly sophisticated account of moral reasoning, developed out of the thought of Thomas Aquinas.

Author : Kent A. Van Til
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 2012-08-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1467435937

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The ability to judge good from bad, right from wrong, is a uniquely human characteristic. However, given the complexity of life, it is often difficult to discern which choice to make, where our responsibilities lie, or what the consequences of an action (or of a nonaction) will be. In The Moral Disciple Kent Van Til surveys the skills and dispositions that we need to address moral issues responsibly. This basic introduction to Christian ethics — the systematic evaluation of morality — highlights the centrality of Christ and the Christian faith in moral formation, and it offers an ethical framework to guide Christians as they engage a host of moral dilemmas, including those surrounding wealth, sexuality, and the end of life. Using easy-to-read prose and defining terms carefully, Van Til provides an accessible introduction to this crucial and practical subject.

Author : Daniel A. Westberg
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 31,1 MB
Release : 2015-05-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 083082460X

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Moral theology, rooted in Thomas Aquinas, has long found its home in the Catholic and Anglican traditions, and in recent years it has become more familiar through the perspective known as virtue ethics. Renewing Moral Theology unfolds an ethical perspective that is Thomistic in structure, evangelical in conviction and Anglican in ethos.

Author : Robin Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1316828476

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In this book, Robin Gill argues that moral passion and rational ethical deliberation are not enemies, and that moral passion often lurks behind many apparently rational ethical commitments. He also contends that though moral passion is a key component of truly selfless moral action, without rational ethical deliberation it can also be extremely dangerous. Gill maintains that a reanalysis of moral passion is overdue. He inspects the gap between the 'purely rational' accounts of ethics provided by some moral philosophers and the normative positions that they espouse and/or the moral actions that they pursue. He also contends that Christian ethicists have not been adept at identifying their own implicit moral passion or at explaining why it is that doctrinal positions generate passionately held moral conclusions. Using a range of disciplines, including cognitive science and moral psychology, alongside the more usual disciplines of moral philosophy and religious ethics, Gill also makes links with moral passion in other world faith traditions.

Author : Dolores L. Christie
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 12,95 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451424302

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"This survey text for Christian ethics through a Catholic lens traces the sources and traditions of contemporary ethical principles, rules, and norms. It uses narrative in reaching out to students who seek to understand themselves as they face ethical decisions. Stories are employed to reflect one's own life and its meaning, as well as to prompt moral decision-making. The book gives full treatment to criteria needed for ethical decision-making that students use in evaluating a series of contemporary issues, including abortion, end of life, torture, and others. The book includes numerous pedagogic features, including boxes, questions, key terms, suggested readings, and a glossary." -- Publisher description.

Author : Romanus Cessario
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press + ORM
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 24,57 MB
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0813220378

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The comprehensive introduction to Catholic moral theology by the leading theologian and author of The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics. In Introduction to Moral Theology, Father Romanus Cessario, O.P. presents and expounds on the basic and central elements of Catholic moral theology written in the light of Veritatis splendor. Since its publication in 2001, this first book in the Catholic Moral Thought series has been widely recognized as an authoritative resource on such topics as moral theology and the good of the human person created in God’s image; natural law; principles of human action; determination of the moral good through objects, ends, and circumstances; and the virtues, gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Beatitudes. The Catholic Moral Thought series is designed to provide students with a comprehensive presentation of both the principles of Christian conduct and the specific teachings and precepts for fulfilling the requirements of the Christian life. Soundly based in the teaching of the Church, the volumes set out the basic principles of Catholic moral thought and the application of those principles within areas of ethical concern that are of paramount importance today.

Author : Christopher Tollefsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 19,54 MB
Release : 2014-04-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1107061091

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Defends Augustine and Aquinas' controversial 'absolute view' of lying: it is always wrong, even when for a good cause.