In calling for a renewal of moral theology, the Second Vatican
Council also charted a course for the Church's future. The Decree
on Priestly Formation specified the need for "livelier contact with
the mystery of Christ and the history of salvation" and called for
the discipline to be "more thoroughly nourished by scriptural
teaching." To this can be added the teaching of the Pastoral
Constitution on the Church, which found the mystery of the human
person disclosed in the person of Christ, and the Dogmatic
Constitution on the Church's recovery of the universal call to
holiness. The essays in this volume reflect an effort to explore
and respond to these hallmarks of renewal indicated by the Council
fathers. They therefore treat topics of theological anthropology,
the use of Scripture, and growth in holiness through the pursuit of
virtue, and also engage the increasingly important question of the
role of Scripture in moral theology. These sources of Catholic
moral teaching are brought to bear on a variety of pressing
contemporary issues: sexual difference, the relationship of sexual
expression to marital commitment, methods of family planning,
reproductive technologies, and public moral discussion of abortion.
Important figures of this postconciliar renewal-such as Alasdair
MacIntyre, Servais Pinckaers, OP, Benedict XVI, and particularly
John Paul II-figure prominently in this volume. Drawing on these
outstanding thinkers, these essays seek to follow the course of
renewal illumined by the Council so as, in the words of Optatum
totius, no. 16, "to shed light on the loftiness of the calling of
the faithful in Christ and the obligation that is theirs of bearing
fruit in charity for the life of the world."
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(5)
