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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459748903321

Autore

Demmer Klaus <1931->

Titolo

Living the truth [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of action / / Klaus Demmer ; translated by Brian McNeil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-58901-802-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Moral traditions series

Altri autori (Persone)

McNeilBrian

Disciplina

241.042

Soggetti

Christian ethics - Catholic authors

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Original publication, Klaus Demmer, Die Wahrheit leben. Theorie des Handelns, Verlag Herder Freiburg im Breisgau, 1991.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-155) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 mo