Introduction to Moral Theology (Catholic Moral Thought) - Hardcover

Cessario, Romanus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813210690 ISBN 13: 9780813210698

Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press, 2001

Synopsis

The encyclical "Veritatis splendour" established certain authoritative directions for doing Christian ethics from a Catholic perspective. The "Moral Thought" presents the foundations of moral theology and sets out parameters for the discipline that will continue to shape how the Church teaches about both the good of the human person and the norms that guide human action. This text explores the basic and central elements of the theological thinking behind the encyclical. It considers the principal methodological issues and substantive questions that must shape any adequate moral theology in the post-Veritatus period.

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Review:

Cessario does a splendid job of introducing the [Catholic Moral Thought] series.... Essential reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of theology. -- <em>First Things</em>

About the Author:

Romanus Cessario, O.P., is professor of systematic theology at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. In addition to numerous articles and reviews, Cessario has authored, coauthored, or edited several books, including The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics and Christian Faith and the Theological Life.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0813210690
• ISBN 13: 9780813210698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 268