Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics

✍ Scribed by Romanus Cessario

• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 212
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1— The Moral Virtues and Christian Faith
Issues in Philosophy and Theology
Virtues and the Gospel
Realist Moral Theology
Human Psychology and Gospel Grace
2— Habitus, Character, and Growth
Habitus and Christian Kenosis
Habitus and Personality
Development of Habitus
3— What Is a Moral Virtue?
Moral Virtue and the Goal of Christian Life
The Nature of Moral Virtue
Virtue and Human Capacities
Intellectual Virtues
Virtues of the Rational Appetite
Virtues of the Sense Appetites
Christian Faith and Disordered Emotions
4— Prudence and the Moral Virtues
Communio and the Moral Life
Prudence and the Moral Virtues
The Role of Prudence
The Unitive Function of Prudence
Prudence and Moral Knowledge
Prudence and Action
Prudence and Divine Providence
5— 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
Virtues of Personal Discipline
Virtues of Justice and Prudence
Dynamics of Infused Virtues
6— Characteristics of the Virtues
Distinctiveness of Christian Teaching
The Mean of Virtue
The Moral Virtues
The "Vicious Circle" of Prudence?
Connection of the Virtues
Equality of the Virtues
Conclusion
Notes
Notes for Introduction
Notes for Chapter One
Notes for Chapter Two
Notes for Chapter Three
Notes for Chapter Four
Notes for Chapter Five
Notes for Chapter Six
Index of Subjects
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Index of Names
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Index of Scripture References