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Books in the Moral Traditions series series

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  • - Five Strands
    by Charles E. Curran
    £26.99

    Bringing in a unique historical and critical analysis to the study of Catholic moral theology, the authors focuses on differentiating Catholic moral theology from other forms of Christian ethics, include sin and the manuals of moral theology. He also shed light on how strands have developed and changed our understanding of moral theology.

  • by Joseph J. Kotva
    £42.49

    Despite the interest among philosophers and theologians in virtue ethics, its proponents have done little to suggest why Christians in particular find virtue ethics attractive. This title addresses this question, showing that virtue theory offers an ethical framework that is highly compatible with Christian morality.

  • - Practices for Christians
    by Julie Hanlon Rubio
    £24.49

    How can ordinary Christians find moral guidance for the mundane dilemmas they confront in their daily lives? To answer this question, this title brings together a Catholic theology of marriage and a commitment to social justice to focus on the place where the ethics of ordinary life are played out: the family.

  • - A Catholic Theological Framework for Animal Ethics
    by Christopher Steck
    £31.99 - 88.99

  • - The Social Witness of U.S. Catholicism
    by Kristin E. Heyer
    £42.49

    The United States was founded on a commitment to religious tolerance. Inherent in this political reality is the question, "What is the appropriate relationship between religious beliefs and public life?" This is not a new question, but in contemporary US politics it has become a particularly insistent one. This book offers new and nuanced answers.

  • - Tradition, Theory, and Society
     
    £31.49

    Analyzes and assesses the meaning of love from a wide range of perspectives. This book is organized into three areas: influential sources and exponents of Western Christian thought about the ethical significance of love, theoretical questions attending that consideration, and the implications of Christian love for important social realities.

  • - A Theological Account of Leisure and Recreation in the Moral Life
    by Conor M. Kelly
    £109.99

    The first book to use the Catholic theological tradition to explore the importance of free time, The Fullness of Free Time provides a useful framework for scholars and students of moral theology as well as anyone hoping to make their free time more meaningful.

  • - Selected Writings of John Courtney Murray
    by Sj Murray & John Courtney
    £24.49

    John Courtney Murray, S J (1904-1967), is most renowned for his ethical writings. This title presents a selection of Murray's theological writings that not only outlines and highlights the integrity of Murray's moves towards a public theological discourse but also contributes to the post-conciliar task of integrating the secular and the sacred.

  • - Three Different Approaches
    by Charles E. Curran
    £42.49

    Presents an analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States. This title traces the historical development of moral theology which offers a legal model of morality including an emphasis on canon law.

  • - An Ecumenical Dialogue
     
    £42.49

    Drawing on multiple interconnected scriptural and spiritual sources, the Jewish tradition of ethical reflection is intricate and nuanced. This book presents Jewish perspectives on suffering, healing, life, and death, and compares them with contemporary Christian and secular views.

  • by Charles E. Curran
    £23.99 - 67.99

    In Charles E. Curran's latest book, Diverse Voices in Modern US Moral Theology, he presents the diverse voices of US Catholic moral theologians from the mid-twentieth century to the present. The book discusses eleven key individuals in the development and evolution of moral theology as well as the New Wine, New Wineskins movement.

  • - An Approach to Moral Theology
    by Klaus Demmer
    £42.49

    Although he is one of the most influential Catholic theologians in Europe, very few of Klaus Demmer's writings are available in English. This title presents a translation of his well-known work on moral theology introducing Demmer's thought to English-speaking audiences.

  • - A History
    by Southern Methodist University) Curran & Charles E. (Scurlock University Professor of Human Values
    £42.49

    Surveys the historical development of Catholic moral theology in the United States from its 19th century roots. This book traces the development of pre-Vatican II moral theology that, with the exception of social ethics, had the limited purpose of training future confessors to know what actions are sinful and the degree of sinfulness.

  • - Memoir of a Catholic Theologian
    by Charles E. Curran
    £25.99

    Charles E Curran has distinguished himself as the well-known and the controversial Catholic moral theologian in the United States. This title tells the story of Curran, a Catholic priest and theologian who, despite being stripped of his right to teach as a Catholic theologian by the Vatican, remains committed to the Catholic Church.

  • - Religion and the Common Good
    by William O'Neill
    £34.99

    Reimagining Human Rights presents an interpretation of human rights "from below," showing how victims of atrocity can embrace the rhetoric of human rights to dismantle old narratives of power and advance new ones.

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    £31.49

    An anthology that addresses various aspects of Thomas Aquinas' understanding of morality and comment on his legacy. This title introduces readers to the sources, methods, and major themes of Aquinas' ethics.

  • - The Heart of Christian Ethics
    by Edward Collins Vacek
    £42.49

    Although the two great commandments to love God and to love our neighbors as ourselves are central to Christianity, few theologians or spiritual writers have undertaken an extensive account of the meaning and forms of these loves. This title develops an original account of love as the theological foundation for Christian ethics.

  • - The Cost of Longing
    by Maura A. Ryan
    £122.99

    For those who undergo it, infertility treatment is costly, time-consuming, invasive, and emotionally and physically arduous, yet technology remains the focus of most public discussion of the topic. This title analyzes the economic, ethical, theological, and political dimensions of assisted reproduction.

  • - Politics, Human Rights, and Christian Ethics
    by David Hollenbach
    £26.99

    This title addresses the hotly debated question of the role religion should play in politics in both the American and international contexts. It engages the fears that public religion threatens American democracy and could lead to a global clash of civilizations and new wars of religion.

  • - Human Identity and the Ethics of Killing
    by John F. Kavanaugh
    £24.49

    Just what is a human being? Who counts? The answers to these questions are crucial when one is faced with the ethical issue of taking human life. This title affirms the intrinsic personal dignity and inviolability of human individuals, and denies that it can ever be moral to intentionally kill another.

  • - The Theology of Ignacio Ellacuria
    by Kevin F. Burke
    £42.49 - 72.99

    An analysis of the thought of Ignacio Ellacuria, the Jesuit philosopher. It shows why Ellacuria is significant not only as a martyr but also as a theologian. It explains how Ellacuria bases theology in a philosophy of historical reality and interprets the suffering of "the crucified people" in the light of Jesus' crucifixion.

  • by Mark Graham
    £42.49

    Appointed by Pope John XXIII to the Pontifical Commission on Population, Family, and Birth, Josef Fuchs ultimately found himself disappointed in his three years of service and spent the next thirty years exploring a broad array of issues pivotal to a reconstruction of Roman Catholic natural law theory. This work analyses Fuchs' efforts.

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