In this book James Keating gathers together some of the top moral theologians to present their own personal visions on present state and future vision of fundamental moral theology. Divided into five sections, the book encompasses a wide variety of topics that set the tone for the next generation of moral theologians: Section One: Theology of Christian Living: --Norbert Rigali on the the Theology of the Christian Life --William C. Spohn, on Jesus and Moral Theology --Ronald Mercier on the Holy Spirit and Ethics Section Two: The Means of Christian Living: Approaches to Moral Discernment --Dennis J. Billy, CSsR, on Dialoguing with Human Experience --James T. Bretzke, SJ, on Scripture and Ethics --Pamela Smith, SSCM, on Thinking with the Church and Its Moral Theology Section Three: The Work of Christian Living: Conversion and Turning from Sin --Walter E. Conn on Young Man Newman --Kenneth R. Himes, OFM, on Human Failing --Richard Gula on Morality and Spirituality Section Four: The Essence of Christian Living --David M. McCarthy on Love in Fundamental Moral Theology --Timothy P. Muldoon, Postmodern Moral Theology and Holiness Section Five: The Service of Christian Living --Lisa Sowle Cahill on the Global Common Good in the Twenty-First Century --Todd A. Salzman on Natural Law and Basic Goods What emerges from this book is a vision of moral insight that prepares practitioners and theorists in the realm of Catholic morals to set off in new directions, while seeking guidance from the truths that are at the heart of Catholicism. +
