An Irish Reader in Moral Theology: The Legacy of the Last Fifty Years: Foundations, Vol. 1 Book

Biographies 1

General Introduction: The Historical and Global Context Enda McDonagh 5

Introduction: Volume I: Foundations Vincent MacNamara 11

Part 1 Scriptural Approaches

1 The Law, the Prophets and the Gospel Wilfrid J. Harrington 15

2 The Decalogue of Moses: An Enduring Ethical Programme? Andrew D.H. Mayes 32

3 The Ethic of Jesus: The Sermon on the Mount Then and Now Sean Freyne 44

Part 2 Theological Reflection

4 The Fate of the Moral Manual since Saint Alphonsus Raphael Gallagher 59

5 Moral Theology: The Need for Renewal Enda McDonagh 80

6 Morality and the Christian Faith Patrick Hannon 92

7 Who are the Authors of Christian Morality? James P. Mackey 111

8 Moral Renewal Through Renewed Moral Reasoning D. Vincent Twomey 129

9 Christianity and Creation: Code James P. Mackey 151

10 Virtues and the God Who Makes Everything New Maureen Junker-Kenny 169

11 Christian Moral Life Vincent MacNamara 187

Part 3 Moral Theory

12 The Thomist Concept of Natural Law Noel Dermot O'Donoghue 209

13 Human Nature - Immutable or Mutable? M.B. Crowe 227

14 Natural Law Today Patrick Masterson 251

15 Natural Law and Moral Argument P.J. McGrath 258

16 Is there a Natural Law? Donal Harrington 272

17 Ethics Making Sense Patrick Riordan 277

18 Of Natural Law or Reasonable Action Garrett Barden 285

19 Virtue Ethics and Christian Moral Reflection James G. Murphy 296

20 Naming Morality Kieran Cronin 316

21 Morality and Transcendence Patrick Masterson 324

Part 4 Conscience

22 Toward a Personalist Theology of Conscience Linda Hogan 335

23 Conscience Today Sean Fagan 353

24 Conscience and Decision-Making Amelia Fleming 363

25 ThomasMore's Great Matter: Conscience D. Vincent Twomey 369

26 The Act of Two Effects W.J. Conway 387

Part 5 Sin

27 What Happened to Sin? Sean Fagan 401

28 Sin Hugh Connolly 408

29 Understanding Sin Today William Cosgrave 420

30 What is Mortal Sin? Denis O'Callaghan 428

31 Overcoming Sin: Conversion and Reconciliation Hugh Connolly 442

Acknowlegements 450

Index - Contributing Authors 451