xxi, 489 pages : 24 cm

Recognized worldwide as one of the most important books in the field of moral theology, this book returns Christian ethics to its sources: the Gospel and the Holy Spirit

Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-477) and index

What is Christian ethics? the search for a definition -- Overview of Christian ethics: some basic questions -- The human aspect of Christian ethics -- Christian ethics: its distinctive character -- Christian ethics according to St. Paul -- The Sermon on the Mount and Christian ethics -- Is St. Thomas's moral teaching Christian? -- The Patristic period -- Moral theology in the period of high scholasticism -- Moral theology in the late Middle Ages: the Nominalist revolution -- Moral theology in the modern era of the manuals -- Catholic moral theology and Protestant ethics -- Moral theology today -- Freedom of indifference: the origin of obligational moral theory -- Freedom for excellence -- Human freedom according to St. Thomas Aquinas -- Natural inclinations at the source of freedom and morality

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