Moral Theology

PAULINUS IKECHUKWU ODOZOR, C.S.Sp., offers a comprehensive survey of developments in moral theology since the Second Vatican Council. In this useful new book he discusses the call of the Council for the renewal of moral theology and the role the Council itself played in this renewal. Odozor also explores the various issues and controversies which have marked the discipline in the past forty years. The dramatic changes and developments in moral theology during this time period rival any in the history of the Church. Moral Theology in an Age of Renewal covers a wealth of important topics, including the distinctiveness of Christian morality, natural law, scripture and ethics, moral norms, the Church's teaching authority, virtue ethics, and casuistry. Odozor provides a constructive proposal for a common ground which makes these debates in moral discourse possible. This scholarly study, one of the few of its kind, will be of significant value for moral theologians, other ethicists, systematic theologians, and anyone interested in Catholic cultural and intellectual history since Vatican II.

Atonement (Moral influence view) - The Moral influence view of the atonement is a doctrine in Christian theology related to the meaning and effect of the death of Jesus Christ and, while originating in the Middle Ages, has been largely taught in liberal Christian circles. Drawing primarily from the works of Pierre AbÃ©lard, the Moral influence theory teaches that Christ's death on the cross served for humankind as an example of God's great love and Christ's obedience.

Probabilism - In theology and philosophy, probabilism (from Latin probare, to test, approve) holds that in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion. In moral theology, especially Catholic, it refers especially to the view in casuistry that in difficult matters of conscience one may safely follow a doctrine that is probable, for example is approved by a recognized Doctor of the Church, even if the opposite opinion is more probable.

The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life - The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life was an essay by the philosopher William James, which he first delivered as a lecture to the Yale Philosophical Club, in 1891. It was later included in the collection, "The Will to Believe and other Essays in Popular Philosophy.

Spiritual Theology: The Theology of Yesterday for Help Today - Spiritual Theology is a book written by Diogenes Allen, professor emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary. The book largely discusses the ancient traditions included within the "threefold way" in achieving habitual presence with God.

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Moral Theology - Moral Theology Natural Law and Moral Inquiry Germain Grisez has been a leading voice in moral philosophy moral theology and theology since the second Vatican Council. In this book, such major thinkers as John Finnis, Ralph McInerny, moral theology and William E. May consider issues in ethics, metaphysics, moral theology and politics that have been central to Grisez`s work. Grisez`s reconsideration of the philosophical foundations of Christian moral teaching, seeking to eliminate both legalistic interpretation moral theology and theological ...

Morality Teaching - Morality Teaching Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic Moral Tradition by E. Christian Brugger, X WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S position on the death penalty? How morality teaching and why has it changed through the ages? In his engrossing morality teaching and meticulously researched book, Capital Punishment morality teaching and Roman Catholic Moral Tradition, E. Christian Brugger traces the history of this thorny moral issue. Part 1 of the book offers a detailed exegesis of the Church's account of the ...

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