Within the context of Christian faith, this unit explores the following themes: 1) the nature of moral experience, the significance of religious faith for the moral life; the sources of moral knowledge; 2) The history of the moral theology within the Catholic tradition; 3) Personal morality, moral conscience, sin, conversion, significance of spiritual life for the personal moral life of the Christian.

Prerequisites

Introductory studies in Scripture and Theology are highly recommended

Requirements

3 hours per week

Assessment

Bibliography

• Connolly, Hugh. Sin. New Century Theology. New York: Continuum, 2001.
• Curran, Charles E., and Richard McCormick, eds. Conscience. Vol. 14 of Readings in Moral Theology. New York: Paulist, 2004.
• Gula, Richard M. The Good Life: Where Morality and Spirituality Converge. New York: Paulist, 1999.
• Harrington, Daniel J., and James F. Keenan. Jesus and Virtue Ethics: Building Bridges Between New Testament Studies and Moral Theology. Lanham MD: Sheed & Ward, 2002.
• John Paul II. Veritatis splendor. Encyclical Letter. 1993.
• Keating, James, ed. Moral Theology: New Directions and Fundamental Issues. New York: Paulist, 2004.
• Keenan, James F. A History of Catholic Moral Theology in the Twentieth Century: From Confessing Sins to Liberating Consciences. London: Continuum, 2010.
• Mahoney, John. The Making of Moral Theology: A Study of the Roman Catholic Tradition. Oxford: Clarendon, 1987.
• O’Neil, Kevin J., and Peter Black. The Essential Moral Handbook. Liguori, MO: Liguori, 2003.
• Pinckaers, Servais. The Sources of Moral Theology. Translated by Mary T. Noble. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1995.