Moral theology is no longer just a matter of consulting manuals which delineate right from wrong, but instead calls for a balanced approach that brings in not just the legalist or the cantonist, but the artist, the believer, and the mystic as well. In this provocative and groundbreaking work, Christina Astorga structures her new method on three principles:
moral vison, shaped by faith and religion and interacting with culture,
moral norms, drawn from natural law, scripture, and church teaching, and
choice, where moral vision and norms are incarnated in a specific course of action. Providiing specific examples of where and when these three principles have been or can be deployed, Astorga emphasizes the relationship between moral theology and our everyday political, social, and civic lives.
