| Living
the Truth in Love:
A Biblical Introduction To Moral Theology Author: Benedict Ashley, OP
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In Living the Truth in Love, the reader is taught to listen attentively to what God has to say to us, because God is wiser than we. The moral theology presented here takes into account the insights of psychology, philosophy and sociology but is rooted in the moral wisdom of the Sacred Scriptures as contained in the Spirit-guided tradition of the Church. Incorporating the teachings of Pope John Paul II in Veritatis Splendor and those of the new Catechism of the Catholic Church, Father Ashley demonstrates the universality and permanence of moral law and very effectively applies that law to the changed and changing circumstances of our own times. |
| Benedict M. Ashley, OP is professor at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis and the author of several texts and countless articles on moral theology. He is a consultant for the Committee on Doctrine of the National Center of Medical Ethics in Boston, Mass. |
| "Convinced of the unity of faith and morality as indicated in the Catechism
(1992) and the encyclical, Veritatis Splendor (1993), Father Ashley
has attempted and succeeded in presenting a complete work of moral theology.
Unlike the framework or outline of the Commandments, true to his Dominican
tradition, all of morality is presented in the framework of the virtues
-- theological and moral. He does this with conscious reliance on the new
Catechism (mostly in footnotes) and massive reliance on Holy Scripture
(in the text proper). Because it is so biblical, this textbook-reference
book can be very helpful for preaching on moral topics. My only caution
is that the subtitle says it is an 'introduction.' It is that for sure,
but much, much more than that." --Msgr. William B.
Smith, St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, New
York
"If one is looking for a good, comprehensive, one-volume English introduction to a Catholic understanding of moral theology that is solidly rooted in the indispensable sources of Scripture and Tradition and is faithful to the constant teaching of the Church, then at the present time one will not find a better book than Living the Truth in Love." --Dominican Ashram, December 1997 "...Ashley has provided us a marvelous study of a moral theology solidly rooted in Scripture. Neatly integrating material from The Catechism of the Catholic Church and Veritatis splendor, his book... offers a solid panoramic view of Catholic moral theology." -- William E. May in The Thomist, January 1, 1998 |