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The Acting Person and Christian Moral Life
Darlene Fozard Weaver
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Description for The Acting Person and Christian Moral Life
Paperback. What may we say about the significance of particular moral actions for one's relationship with God? Using an overarching theological context of sinful estrangement from and gracious reconciliation in God, this title shows how individuals negotiate their relationships with God in and through their involvement with others and the world. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
What may we say about the significance of particular moral actions for one's relationship with God? In this provocative analysis of contemporary Catholic moral theology Darlene Fozard Weaver shows the person as a moral agent acting in relation to God. Using an overarching theological context of sinful estrangement from and gracious reconciliation in God, Weaver shows how individuals negotiate their relationships with God in and through their involvement with others and the world. Much of current Christian ethics focuses more on persons and their virtues and vices exemplified by the work of virtue ethicists or on sinful social structures illustrated ... Read more
What may we say about the significance of particular moral actions for one's relationship with God? In this provocative analysis of contemporary Catholic moral theology Darlene Fozard Weaver shows the person as a moral agent acting in relation to God. Using an overarching theological context of sinful estrangement from and gracious reconciliation in God, Weaver shows how individuals negotiate their relationships with God in and through their involvement with others and the world. Much of current Christian ethics focuses more on persons and their virtues and vices exemplified by the work of virtue ethicists or on sinful social structures illustrated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Moral Traditions Series
Condition
New
Weight
333g
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589017726
SKU
V9781589017726
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About Darlene Fozard Weaver
Darlene Fozard Weaver is an associate professor of theology and director of the Theology Institute at Villanova University. She is the author of Self Love and Christian Ethics and coeditor of The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition.
Reviews for The Acting Person and Christian Moral Life
The book locates itself in the contemporary currents of Christian ethical discourse and recent discussions of the doctrine of sin. Here one finds a great deal of carefully attentive discussion of the core positions and movements around which contemporary discussion revolves ... This excellent and important book deserves a wide reading in both academy and church.
Alistair McFadyen, University ... Read more
Alistair McFadyen, University ... Read more