{"title":"Servais Op Pinckaers","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"morality-the-catholic-view-book-servais-op-pinckaers-9781587315152","title":"Morality  The Catholic View","description":"“As Alasdair MacIntyre notes in the preface, the work of Pinckaers attracted strong  and fully justified notice in this country with the publication in English of his The  Sources of Christian Ethics. As Pinckaers himself notes in the text, excellently translated  by Michael Sherwin, the interest should in no way be limited to Roman  Catholics. Morality recasts the earlier book in an argument that is both lower and  upper case ‘catholic,’ and is accessible to readers and teachers outside the limited  circle of moral theologians and academic ethicists. Pinckaers contends that  Christian morality is not first of all about obligations but about happiness, understanding  that the happiness of union with God is our natural destiny made possible  by grace. The Sermon on the Mount is at the center of an approach to morality  that turns on the distinction between ‘freedom for excellence’ and ‘freedom of  indifference,’ the former understood as human flourishing and the latter as a ‘neutral’  capacity to choose between controversies. The proposal of Morality is thoroughly  Christ-centered, humanistic, and faithful to the magisterial teaching of the  Church. Warmly recommended.”  First Things     “If you want to have the experience of reflecting on Catholic morality as though  you were reading about it for the first time, treat yourself to Father Servais  Pinckaers’ Morality: The Catholic View. He has recovered the classical view of the  moral life as the quest for happiness and has presented it with disarming simplicity.  Bringing us back to the Sermon on the Mount and Romans 12–15, the writings  of Augustine and Aquinas, and the theme of natural law, he has freed those texts  from the layers of legalism which has hidden their liberating, spiritual powers for  moral living. By distinguishing freedom of indifference from freedom for excellence,  he has restored a wise vision of freedom. No one has shown better the role  of virtues as building blocks for morality. Catechists need to read this book.”  Rev. Alfred McBride, O.Praem., Professor of Homilectics and Catechetics at Blessed  Pope John XXIII Seminary, Weston, Massachusetts    “Father Pinckaers has given us a masterful exposition of Christian living. The clarity  and brevity of his presentation – captured well by the translator – make this book  ideal for classroom and parish use.       “Readers will find the historical and systematic observations very informative.”  Romanus Cessario, St. John’s Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49577031008529,"sku":"GOR006784884","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49969207640337,"sku":"CIN1587315157A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49997603471633,"sku":"GOR010663794","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50422955573521,"sku":"CIN1587315157VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51248265330961,"sku":"GOR009408655","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52106874945809,"sku":"CIN1587315157G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52603472609553,"sku":"NIN9781587315152","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53709543473425,"sku":"NGR9781587315152","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1587315157.jpg?v=1750894929"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-servais-op-pinckaers.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}