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Demmer Klaus <1931-> |
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Titolo |
Living the truth [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of action / / Klaus Demmer ; translated by Brian McNeil |
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Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (175 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christian ethics - Catholic authors |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Original publication, Klaus Demmer, Die Wahrheit leben. Theorie des Handelns, Verlag Herder Freiburg im Breisgau, 1991. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-155) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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