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Living the Truth: A Theory of Action (Moral Traditions)
Klaus Demmer
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Paperback. How is moral theology related to pastoral theology? This title answers this question by offering a theory of action. It demonstrates that the demand for truthfulness offers a critical corrective to the usual praxis whereby ethical norms are formulated. Translator(s): McNeil, Brian. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
How is moral theology related to pastoral theology? In this first English translation of "Living the Truth", Klaus Demmer answers this question by offering a complete theory of action. Its crucial element is truthfulness, which Demmer claims is a basic attitude that must be translated concretely into our individual decisions. Demmer demonstrates that the demand for truthfulness offers a critical corrective to the usual praxis whereby ethical norms are formulated. This has significant consequences for every area of ethical directives, including questions about celibacy and partnerships. Demmer moves away from the act-centered morality that dominates the neo-Scholastic manuals of moral ... Read more
How is moral theology related to pastoral theology? In this first English translation of "Living the Truth", Klaus Demmer answers this question by offering a complete theory of action. Its crucial element is truthfulness, which Demmer claims is a basic attitude that must be translated concretely into our individual decisions. Demmer demonstrates that the demand for truthfulness offers a critical corrective to the usual praxis whereby ethical norms are formulated. This has significant consequences for every area of ethical directives, including questions about celibacy and partnerships. Demmer moves away from the act-centered morality that dominates the neo-Scholastic manuals of moral ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Moral Traditions Series
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589016972
SKU
V9781589016972
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About Klaus Demmer
Klaus Demmer, MSC is a member of the Order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. From 1970 to 2003 he was a professor of moral theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He has published over twenty-five books on moral theology and is considered the foremost European moral theologian of his generation.
Reviews for Living the Truth: A Theory of Action (Moral Traditions)
In understanding Demmer better, we may also better understand ourselves and our horizons. -from the foreword by James F. Keenan, SJ In this book, English-speaking moral theologians for the first time have access to the very influential hermeneutical ethical method of one of Europe's foremost moral theologians... a veritable mind opener. -Charles E. Curran, Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of ... Read more