| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xii, 235 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-227) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- The moral virtues and Christian faith -- Issues in philosophy and theology -- Virtues and the Gospel -- Realist moral theology -- Human psychology and Gospel grace -- Habitus, character, and growth -- Habitus and Christian kenosis -- Habitus and personality -- Development of habitus -- What is a moral virtue? -- Moral virtue and the goal of Christian life -- The nature of moral virtue -- Virtue and human capacities -- Christian faith and disordered emotions -- Prudence and the moral virtues -- Communio and the moral life -- Prudence and the moral virtues -- The role of prudence -- Prudence and divine providence -- What causes the moral virtues to develop? -- Moral virtue and the theological life -- Virtues in nature -- Acquired virtue -- Infused virtue -- How to distinguish infused from acquired virtue -- Dynamics of infused virtues -- Characteristics of the virtues -- Distinctiveness of Christian teaching -- The mean of virtue -- Connection of the virtues -- Equality of the virtues -- After veritatis splendor : the moral virtues and Catholic moral thought -- Miraculous herrings -- The casuist eclipse -- The Thomist influence on magisterial teaching -- Allergy to imposed moral obligation -- Classical teaching on the Christian virtues. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Virtues.
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Christian ethics -- Catholic authors.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780268022976 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0268022976 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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