The Abuse of Conscience: A Century of Catholic Moral Theology

by Matthew Levering

Book Overview

How important is conscience for the Christian moral life?

In this book, Matthew Levering surveys twentieth-century Catholic moral theology to construct an argument against centering ethics on conscience. He instead argues that conscience must be formed by the revealed truths of Scripture as interpreted and applied in the church. Levering shows how conscience-centered ethics came to be--both prior to and following the Second Vatican...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802879500
• ISBN13: 9780802879509
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"