Moral Life

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Moral Life

Eight Lectures

Religious ethics Christianity Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church

Author: James F. Keenan

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Collection: Martin J. D'Arcy, SJ Memorial Lectures

Language: English

Published by: Georgetown University Press

Published on: 2nd January 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781647124014


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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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