Jesus and Virtue Ethics: Building Bridges between New Testament Studies and Moral Theology

by Daniel J. Harrington and James F. Keenan

Book Overview

Answering the call of the Second Vatican Council for moral theology to 'draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture, ' the authors examine the virtues that both flow from Scripture and provide a lens by which to interpret Scripture. By remaining true to both the New Testament's emphasis on the human response to God's gracious activity in Jesus Christ and to the ethical needs and desires of Christians in the twenty-first century, the authors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742549941
• ISBN13: 9780742549944
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"