The moral virtues and theological ethics / Romanus Cessario.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cessario, Romanus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtues.

Christian ethics--Catholic authors.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

xii, 235 p.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since it was first published in 1991, The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics has received praise from a wide range of commentators, both Catholic and Protestant. This second edition includes discussion of works that have appeared since the early 1990s, especially the first papal document to address fundamental questions of moral theology, Veritatis Splendor. Those who already have adopted the book for classroom use will welcome this new edition, while those who have just been introduced to it will find an authoritative account of the status that virtue-centered theological ethics enjoys today. Following a new preface, the text of the six chapters from the original edition remains unchanged. However, Romanus Cessario has substantially updated his notes to account for recent literature on the subject, and a new chapter that accommodates his original study to current developments in moral theology. This second edition will inspire a new generation of students and teachers.

Contents:

Preface to the second edition

Introduction

The moral virtues and Christian faith

Issues in philosophy and theology

Virtues and the Gospel

Realist moral theology

Human psychology and Gospel grace

Habitus, character, and growth

Habitus and Christian kenosis

Habitus and personality

Development of habitus

What is a moral virtue?

Moral virtue and the goal of Christian life

The nature of moral virtue

Virtue and human capacities

Christian faith and disordered emotions

Prudence and the moral virtues

Communio and the moral life

The role of prudence

Prudence and divine providence

What causes the moral virtues to develop?

Moral virtue and the theological life

Virtues in nature

Acquired virtue

Infused virtue

How to distinguish infused from acquired virtue

Dynamics of infused virtues

Characteristics of the virtues

Distinctiveness of Christian teaching

The mean of virtue

Connection of the virtues

Equality of the virtues

After veritatis splendor : the moral virtues and Catholic moral thought

Miraculous herrings

The casuist eclipse

The Thomist influence on magisterial teaching

Allergy to imposed moral obligation

Classical teaching on the Christian virtues.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-227) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780268077273

0268077274

9780268076801

0268076804

OCLC:

694145918