The Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology: A Virtue Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781107171480 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 290 str.

William C. Mattison III

Opis

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

Spis treści

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.