Recognized worldwide as one of the most important books in the field of moral theology, this book returns Christian ethics to its sources: the Gospel and the Holy Spirit.
Foreword to the English Edition
ix
Introduction
xvii
What Is Christian Ethics? The Search for a Definition
1
(13)
Overview of Christian Ethics: Some Basic Questions
14
(33)
PART ONE: ETHICS, HUMAN AND CHRISTIAN
The Human Aspect of Christian Ethics
47
(48)
Christian Ethics: Its Distinctive Character
95
(9)
Christian Ethics according to St. Paul
104
(30)
The Sermon on the Mount and Christian Ethics
134
(34)
Is St. Thomas's Moral Teaching Christian?
168
(27)
PART TWO: A BRIEF HISTORY OF MORAL THEOLOGY
Introduction: The Advantage of a History of Moral Theology or Christian Ethics, and the Difficulties Involved
191
(4)
The Patristic Period
195
(21)
Moral Theology in the Period of High Scholasticism
216
(24)
Moral Theology in the Late Middle Ages: The Nominalist Revolution
240
(14)
Moral Theology in the Modern Era of the Manuals
254
(26)
Catholic Moral Theology and Protestant Ethics
280
(18)
Moral Theology Today
298
(29)
PART THREE: FREEDOM AND NATURAL LAW
Freedom of Indifference: The Origin of Obligational Moral Theory
327
(27)
Freedom for Excellence
354
(25)
Human Freedom according to St. Thomas Aquinas
379
(21)
Natural Inclinations at the Source of Freedom and Morality
400
(57)
Conclusion
457
(12)
Select Bibliography
469
(10)
Index
479
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