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The Catechism of Catholic Ethics A work of Roman Catholic moral theology by Ronald L. Conte Jr. You can order this book at Amazon.com or CreateSpace.com Also available as a Kindle eBook at Amazon.com |
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Introduction 1. The Basis for Morality 2. The Eternal Moral Law 3. The Three Fonts of Morality [A. Intention, B. Moral Object, C. Circumstances] 4. The Principle of Double Effect 5. Judgment and Moral Certitude 6. Conscience 7. Degrees of Sin and Culpability 8. Interior Acts and Exterior Acts 9. Positive and Negative Precepts 10. The End Does Not Justify the Means 11. Tradition, Scripture, Magisterium 12. Doctrine and Discipline 13. Imperfection and Perfection 14. Types of Evil |
15. Direct and Voluntary Deprivations 16. Proper Moral Definitions 17. Theft and Lying 18. Types of Murder 19. Just and Unjust Violence 20. Just and Unjust War 21. Slavery 22. Abortion and Contraception 23. Assisted Reproductive Technology 24. Sexual Sins 25. Marital Sexual Ethics 26. Sets of Acts 27. Incomplete Acts 28. Cooperation with Evil 29. Temptation 30. Grace and Salvation Afterword |
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The free Kindle sample of my book The Catechism of Catholic Ethics includes the introduction and all of the first four chapters: 1. The Basis for Morality, 2. The Eternal Moral Law, 3. The Three Fonts of Morality [A. Intention, B. Moral Object, C. Circumstances], 4. The Principle of Double Effect. These chapters alone are a good introduction to Catholic moral theology.
The Catechism of Catholic Ethics is a comprehensive explanation of Roman Catholic teaching on the basic principles of ethics, including: the eternal moral law, natural law, the three fonts of morality, the principle of double effect, the principle of cooperation with evil, the use of personal judgment and conscience, moral certitude, temptation, and differing degrees of sin and culpability. This book clarifies for the reader the distinction between positive and negative precepts, between interior and exterior acts, between doctrine and discipline, and between imperfection and sin. This work also covers magisterial teachings on specific types of acts, including: lying, theft, murder, just and unjust violence, slavery, just and unjust war, abortion, contraception, in vitro fertilization, sexual sins and marital sexual ethics. The book closes with a long chapter on Catholic salvation theology, called grace and salvation. |