Renewing moral theology : Christian ethics as action, character and grace / Daniel A. Westberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westberg, Daniel A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.<em> Renewing Moral Theology</em> unfolds an ethical perspective that is Thomistic in structure, evangelical in conviction and Anglican in ethos.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part One; 1 Moral Theology: Tradition and Prospects; 2 Purpose, Reason and Action; 3 The Process of Practical Reasoning; 4 How to Evaluate Good and Bad Actions; 5 Actions, Dispositions and Character; 6 The Reality of Sin; 7 Conversion to Christ; 8 God's Will and God's Law; Part Two; 9 Virtues: Moral Dispositions for Acting Well; 10 Wisdom in Action; 11 Justice; 12 Fortitude; 13 Self-Control; 14 Faith; 15 Love; 16 Hope; Name Index; Subject Index; Scripture Index; Praise for Renewing Moral Theology; About the Author

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780830897704

0830897704