THEOLOGICAL ETHICS AND THE MORAL LIFE

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This seminar surveys the development of theological ethics through a consideration of great monuments within and without the tradition, generally including Plato, Aristotle, St. Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, nominalism, Alphonsus de Ligouri, Kan t, manualist tradition, Barth, Yves Simon, MacIntrye, Pinc kears, and Pope John Paul II. Through extensive readings, the seminar will explore the role of philosophical wisdom in expressing theological truths about the moral life.