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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457815603321

Autore

Weaver Darlene Fozard

Titolo

The acting person and Christian moral life [[electronic resource] /] / Darlene Fozard Weaver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-58901-787-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Moral traditions series

Disciplina

241/.042

Soggetti

Christian ethics - Catholic authors

Act (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Persons and actions in Christian ethics -- Disruption of proper relation with God and others : sin and sins -- Intimacy with God and self-relation -- Fidelity to God and moral acting -- Truthfulness before God and naming moral actions -- Reconciliation in God and Christian life.

Sommario/riassunto

What may we say about the significance of particular moral actions for one's relationship with God? In this provocative analysis of contemporary Catholic moral theology Darlene Fozard Weaver shows the person as a moral agent acting in relation to God. Using an overarching theological context of sinful estrangement from and gracious reconciliation in God, Weaver shows how individuals negotiate their relationships with God in and through their involvement with others and the world. Much of current Christian ethics focuses more on persons and their virtues and vices exemplified by the work of vir