| CODE | MRT5090 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Principles of Moral Theology: Advanced Seminar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Moral Theology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit revisits the main themes of fundamental moral theology —theological anthropology, natural law, the virtues, determining the morality of our actions—and ponders the issues more deeply in view of the ongoing renewal of moral theology, the guidance offered by the Magisterium, the fluid situation of our contemporary culture and for their pastoral consequences. Through the study of key texts from notable moral theologians and the Magisterium, the study unit takes an analytic approach to the main themes in contemporary fundamental moral theology, like: the moral subject, Thomistic natural law, moral action, high casuistry, virtue, conscience and discernment. Study-Unit Aims: - To focus on issues of Christian moral life that are of particular importance today; - To investigate the argument that has evolved in the course of the Christian tradition on such issues; - To bring out the importance of these issues for the renewal of Christian moral life and moral theology after VCII; - To tease out the relevance of these issues for pastoral praxis and dialogue in culture. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - analyze and evaluate critically the various philosophical and theological positions that underline contemporary attempts at renewing moral theology; - distinguish and systematize the moral reasoning behind recent Magisterial documents. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - assess, by means of critical reading, certain selected texts on fundamental moral theology; - formulate methods of practical reasoning; - propose a critical evaluation of moral arguments, thus demonstrating their coherence and persuasiveness when applied to a specific issue. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Allsopp, Michael E. and John J. O’Keefe Eds. Veritatis Splendor: American Responses. Sheed & Ward, 1995. - DiNoia, J. A. and Romanus Cessario, Eds. Veritatis Splendor and the Renewal of Moral Theology. Scepter Publishers, 1999. - Jonsen, Albert R. & Stephen Toulmin. The Abuse of Casuistry. University of California Press, 1988. - Pinckaers, Servais. The Pinckaers Reader: Renewing Thomistic Moral Theology. Edited by John Berkman & Craig Steven Titus. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2005. - Porter, Jean. The Recovery of Virtue. Westminster/John Knox, Press, 1990. - Joseph Ratzinger, On Conscience. Ignatius Press, 2007. Supplementary Readings: - Carmichael, Liz. Friendship: Interpreting Christian Love. T&T Clark, 2004. - Fritz Cates, Diana. Choosing to Feel. University of Notre Dame Press, 1997. - Fritz Cates, Diana. Aquinas on the Emotions. Georgetown University Press, 2009. - Haring, Bernard. The Virtues of an Authentic Life: A Celebration of Spiritual Maturity. Liguori, Missouri: Liguori Publications, 1997. - Haring, Bernard. Free and Faithful in Christ, Vol 1. St. Paul Publication, 1978. - Keenan, James F. A History of Catholic Moral Theology in the Twentieth Century. New York: Continuum, 2010. - Keating, James ed. Spirituality and Moral Theology: Essays from a pastoral perspective. New York: Paulist Press, 2000. - McCabe, Herbert. Law, Love and Language. London: Continuum, 2003. - Miner, Robert. Thomas Aquinas on the Passions. Cambridge University Press, 2009. - Pinckaers, Servais. The Sources of Christian Ethics. Translated from the 3rd edition by Mary Thomas Noble, OP. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1995. - Pope, Stephen J. ed. The Ethics of Aquinas. Washington D.: Georgetown University Press, 2002. - Porter, Jean. Nature as Reason. Eerdmans, 2005. - Porter, Jean. Moral Action and Christian Ethics. Cambridge University Press, 1995. - Rudman, Stanley. Concepts of Person and Christian Ethics. Cambridge University Press, 1997. - Spohn, William C. Go and do likewise: Jesus and Ethics. New York: Continuum, 2006. - Wadell, Paul J. Friendship and the Moral Life. University of Notre Dame Press, 1989. Additional academic articles and Magisterial documents will be made available on VLE. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Nadia Delicata |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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