Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology - A Virtue Perspective

This book offers a virtue-centered account of moral theology that is rooted in the Sermon of the Mount.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. The beatitudes and happiness: the Christological and Ecclesiological vision of Matthew 5:1-16; 2. A virtue ethics approach toward the fulfillment of the law in Matthew 5:17-48; 3. Intentionality, growth in virtue, and charity in Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18; 4. Seeking first the kingdom: temporal activities and relations with others in Matthew 6:19-7:12; 5. Hope and the life of discipleship in Matthew 7:13-29; 6. A virtue ethics approach to the Lord's Prayer: Matthew 6:9-15.

Info autore

William C. Mattison, III is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, with a joint appointment in the Alliance for Catholic Education. He spent ten years at The Catholic University of America, where he served as interim Dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies. He is the author of Introducing Moral Theology: True Happiness and the Virtues (2008), along with numerous articles and edited volumes.

Riassunto

William C. Mattison, III demonstrates that virtue ethics is a key that unlocks the wisdom of the Sermon on the Mount. Yet far from merely placing the teaching of Aristotle in the mouth of Jesus, he shows how the Sermon presents an account of happiness and virtue transformed in the light of Christian faith.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: III Mattison, William C Mattison, William C. Mattison, William C Mattison III, William C. Mattison III
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781316622360
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62236-0
• Pagine: 293
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Scritti religiosi, preghiere, libri di canti, meditazioni religiose; Israel, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Sermons / Christian, Christianity, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Sermons, Christian sermons