The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics, Second Edition

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The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics Second Edition ROMANUS CESSARIO, O.P. _________ “Cessario argues for an intrinsic morality that could explain why a life of Gospel faith and right reason leads to virtue and delight. His efforts make the classical arguments of Aquinas available and articulate again at a moment when many will find them of great interest.” —America “Cessario has written an excellent book that deserves to be studied carefully . It should be required reading both for scholars of Aquinas and for contemporary Christian theologians and ethicists.” —Journal of Religion “The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics is an excellent introduction to the importance of the moral virtues for the Christian moral life.” —Modern Theology Since it was firstpublishedin1991,The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics has received praise fromawiderangeofcommentators,both Catholic and Protestant. This second edition includesnewmaterialsthathavebeen published since the early 1990s, especially the firstpapaldocumenttoaddressfundamental questions of moral theology ,Veritatis splendor.Thosewhoalreadyhaveadopted the book for classroom use will welcome this newedition,whilethosewhohavejust been introduced to it will find an authoritative accountof thestatusthatvirtue-centered theological ethics enjoys today. Following a new preface, the text of the six chapters from the original edition remains unchanged. However, Romanus Cessario has substantially updated his notes to account for recent literature on the subject, and he has written a new chapter that accommodates his original study to current developments in moral theology. This second edition will inspire a new generation of students and teachers. Romanus Cessario, O.P., is a Fellow of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Professor of Systematic Theology at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. Universityof NotreDamePress Notre Dame, IN 46556 undpress.nd.edu THE MORAL VIRTUES AND THEOLOGICAL ETHICS Second Edition Romanus Cessario, O.P. ...