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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
  
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==Sub-Sections of Moral Theology & Ethics==
  
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a.      [[Ability to identify morally relevant information in a situation]]
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b.      [[Evaluate using 3 methods: consequences, rules, character/virtue]]
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c.      [[Resources from scripture & tradition]]
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d.      [[Lives of the saints - exemplars of Christian life]]
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e.      [[Mandated Reporter]]
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f.      [[Individual & corporate]]
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g.      [[Pastoral implications]]
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h.      [[Sacrament of confession]]
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i.      [[Cure of Souls]]
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j.      [[Contemporary Moral Issues]]
  
 
==[[Canonical Areas]]==
 
==[[Canonical Areas]]==

Revision as of 21:59, 30 August 2016

What is Christian Ethics & Moral Theology? Christian ethics is the branch of theology that studies human acts so as to direct them to a loving vision of God seen as our true, complete happiness and our final end. This vision is attained by means of grace, the virtues, and the gifts, in the light of revelation and reason. By Servais Pinckaers in The Sources of Christian Ethics


Recommended Reading

Hayes, Richard The Moral Vision of the New Testament (HarperCollins, 1996). This text appears on many syllabi for Ethics courses at Anglican Seminaries and provides a good introduction to the integration of Holy Scripture and Christian Ethics.

Pinckaers, Servais The Sources of Christian Ethics A basic introduction to the history of the Catholic moral tradition.

Resources

Sub-Sections of Moral Theology & Ethics

a. Ability to identify morally relevant information in a situation b. Evaluate using 3 methods: consequences, rules, character/virtue c. Resources from scripture & tradition d. Lives of the saints - exemplars of Christian life e. Mandated Reporter f. Individual & corporate g. Pastoral implications h. Sacrament of confession i. Cure of Souls j. Contemporary Moral Issues

Canonical Areas