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First published in 1985 as Les sources de la morale chretienne by
University Press Fribourg, this work has been recognized by
scholars worldwide as one of the most important books in the field
of moral theology. Already its acclaim has warranted translations
into Spanish, Italian, and Polish. Now it is available for the
first time in an English translation, which includes a new preface.
Writing in a tone that is reconciliatory rather than polemical,
Servais Pinckaers returns Christian ethics to its sources, the
Gospel and the Holy Spirit. After discussing the complementary
domains of morality and the behavioral and natural sciences, he
traces the scriptural themes particularly in the Sermon on the
Mount and the writings of St. Paul that most influence moral
instruction. He then examines in depth the history of moral
theology from the patristic period to the present day. This history
includes a discussion of the relation of Protestant and Catholic
views of Christian ethics. The unique feature of Pinckaers's
contemporary Thomistic view is its emphasis on the virtues, gifts,
and evangelical Beatitudes as the heart of the Christian moral
life. His approach to morality results in what he calls the freedom
for excellence, a notion of freedom that he contrasts with the
nominalist concept of the freedom of indifference, which has
dominated moral theology since the fourteenth century. As a
complete handbook of moral theology, this book will serve the needs
of both beginning and advanced students in seminary and university
courses in moral theology and ethics. For Catholic readers in
particular, it will provide the background and perspective needed
to achieve a fuller understanding of the moral teaching of the
Catechism and of the encyclical Veritatis splendor.
Servais Pinckaers, O.P., is one of the preeminent Catholic moral
theologians of his generation. His highly acclaimed works, among
them The Sources of Christian Ethics, offer a thoroughly Thomistic
and contemporary vision of the Christian moral life. They reflect
the philosophical and spiritual prowess of a moral theologian who
is estranged neither from philosophical ethics nor from dogmatic
theology, neither from Scripture nor from spirituality.
The first collection of its kind available in any language, this
volume features the twenty most significant essays written by
Pinckaers since his highly praised Sources. The essays offer
profound reflections that are only possible by a contemporary moral
theologian who knows the thought of Aquinas from lifelong study.
Rather than taking a simply historical approach to Aquinas,
Pinckaers seeks the basis of the intelligibility of the moral life,
providing rich spiritual and theological insights along the way. He
plumbs the depths of fundamental moral theology in these essays,
where he treats Thomistic method and the renewal of moral theology,
beatitude and Christian anthropology, moral agency, and passions
and virtues, as well as law and grace. Such a detailed treatment of
key issues in fundamental moral theology and Christian
philosophical anthropology will certainly demand attention from
every theologian and advanced student interested in Aquinas and in
a virtue approach to Christian ethics.
Pinckaers's work has been an important source for the revival of
interest in virtue-oriented moral theology in recent years and will
continue to be a major source for debates over the place of
Scripture and the Holy Spirit in moraltheology.
John Berkman is Associate Professor of Moral Theology and Area
Director of Moral Theology/Ethics at The Catholic University of
America. Craig Steven Titus is Research Fellow and Lecturer in the
Department of Ethics and Moral Theology at the University of
Fribourg and Visiting Professor at the Institute for the
Psychological Sciences. The essays are translated by Sr. Mary
Thomas Noble, O.P., Craig Steven Titus, Michael Sherwin, O.P., and
Hugh Connelly.
Originally published in French in 2000, The Spirituality of
Martyrdom is a brief and accessible yet sweeping study of the
spiritual significance attached to martyrdom in the early centuries
of the Christian Church. Although studies of early Christian
martyrdom have proliferated in recent decades, this book stands out
by conveying to a wider audience the essence of this spirituality
in its relevance to both theology and the life of every astute
Christian today. Pinckaers looks at the period from the New
Testament through Augustine, with a concluding chapter tying in the
theology of Thomas Aquinas. The volume is generally arranged
chronologically, but also includes chapters on the `Definition of
Martyrdom,' `Martyrdom as Eucharist' and `Martyrdom and
Eschatology' as well as more author-focused studies of the
theologies of martyrdom of Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Rome,
Tertullian, and Augustine. An up-to-date bibliography on the topic
is also provided by the translators to supplement the original
citations. This book aims to illuminate the intelligibility of the
Church's veneration of martyrs in relation to its fundamental
beliefs and practices, and seeks to relate this intelligibility to
the broader Catholic moral tradition. The introduction by Patrick
Clark highlights how this volume is specifically oriented towards
the fields of moral theology and Thomistic ethics in light of the
other key contributions that the late Fr. Pinckaers has made to
those disciplines.
"This magnificent work has all the beauty of a late career book
written by a master who speaks about his area of expertise simply
and wisely. This is not a heavily detailed and footnoted argument.
It is a book about the virtues and passions by someone so steeped
in the thought of Aquinas that he can approach his topic creatively
and boldly, and yet still be firmly rooted in the Angelic Doctor's
thought." - Theological Studies "This was the last book written by
the respected Belgian Dominican moral theologian Servais Pinckaers
before his death in 2008will be of interest to the libraries of
major seminaries and to academic libraries with moral theology
collections." - Catholic Library World "This is an accessible
treatment of a complex subject from an undisputed master of the
field. Less a scholarly work than a profound, personal reflection
on a topic of perennial significance. Recommended." - Choice
"[Passions and Virtue] is brief, and printed in a small format.
Each short chapter is divided into smaller sections, and given a
subtitle. This means that it is read profitably in shorter
sections, interspersed with longer periods of reflection on the
content, keeping an eye on the overall thread of the bookan
important addition to the Pinckaers English-language canon. One can
hope that it will be read by a wider audience, and will serve as a
means of introducing his other works to the uninitiated, and that
his thought will become accepted as essential reading in seminaries
and places where Catholic theology is taught and studied. To this
end, the more material available in English the better." - New
Blackfriars
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