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A profound inquiry into what prompts human beings to act morally Most foundational texts on theological ethics address either the person or society. In The Moral Life, James F. Keenan, SJ, posits that these two are inextricably linked. He presents eight stages of preparing for the moral life, describing vulnerability as the foundation for contemporary ethics. He understands vulnerability to be what establishes the human capacity for recognizing and responding to others rather than a compromised state of being. Mutual recognition emerges as the first moral act of the vulnerable human. He shows how conscience guides the activity of one who has first vulnerably recognized others. The Moral Life offers scholars and students of Christian ethics a novel perspective on what we need to know not only to be and live morally but also to teach and share with others what they need to know.

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PrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1: GriefChapter 2: VulnerabilityChapter 3: RecognitionChapter 4: Conscience Chapter 5: DiscipleshipChapter 6: Grace and SinChapter 7: The VirtuesChapter 8: The Communion of Saints, the Works of Mercy, and the Beatitudes BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

The Moral Life: Eight Lectures

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      Publisher Georgetown University Press
      Published 2 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781647124007
      978-1647124007
      ISBN-10 164712400X
      Also in:
      Religious ethics Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A profound inquiry into what prompts human beings to act morally Most foundational texts on theological ethics address either the person or society. In The Moral Life, James F. Keenan, SJ, posits that these two are inextricably linked. He presents eight stages of preparing for the moral life, describing vulnerability as the foundation for contemporary ethics. He understands vulnerability to be what establishes the human capacity for recognizing and responding to others rather than a compromised state of being. Mutual recognition emerges as the first moral act of the vulnerable human. He shows how conscience guides the activity of one who has first vulnerably recognized others. The Moral Life offers scholars and students of Christian ethics a novel perspective on what we need to know not only to be and live morally but also to teach and share with others what they need to know.

      Table of Contents
      PrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1: GriefChapter 2: VulnerabilityChapter 3: RecognitionChapter 4: Conscience Chapter 5: DiscipleshipChapter 6: Grace and SinChapter 7: The VirtuesChapter 8: The Communion of Saints, the Works of Mercy, and the Beatitudes BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

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