Moral Theology
McHugh, Callan, Farrell
Moral theology, as we learn very early on in this
impressive tome, is the means by which we tend to
God as our last end; that is, the means by which we
conform our actions to the purpose for which God
made us. Other than the study of God Himself
(dogmatic theology), it is hard to imagine a more
important topic.
This text presents well-researched and coherently
explained principles for any need in moral
theology. In the modern age, we have become
accustomed to questions of morality degenerating
rapidly into purely emotive assertions, a tack
which is completely rejected here. Moral questions
are approached as what they are: rational
questions that are subject to rational analysis and
rational conclusions. It eschews a
one-size-fits-all approach, recognizing that moral
questions are often complicated; however, it never
compromises principles in the name of exclusivity,
and totally rejects the relativism which modernity
takes for granted.
In other words, it is an excellent overview of
Catholic moral theology, and will be useful
and informative to anyone who approaches it.
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