The Bible and Catholic Theological Ethics

Overview

CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD! - SCRIPTURE

"In this extraordinary volume, biblical scholars and theological ethicists break new ground not only in their own fields but in the growing field of 'biblical ethics.' The authors shape critical methodologies as well as new insights into contemporary problems. This project constitutes a major step forward in anyone's understanding of the relationship between the bible and ethics." --Margaret A. Farley, Yale University Divinity School

"This is an intellectual feast for both biblical scholars and those concerned about an authentically Catholic ethics." --Donald Senior, in The Bible Today

"An admirable resource for any student or scholar looking for entry into the current types of research on biblical ethics emerging within the world church." --Meghan J. Clark, in Theological Studies

In this first original collection of essays on Catholic Biblical Ethics ever done in English, renowned Jesuit moral theologian James Keenan brings together distinct voices from numerous cultures and language groups. The result is a volume representing a truly global community of Catholic ethics scholars.

The Bible and Catholic Theological Ethics deepens contemporary understandings of the relationship between the Holy Bible and the world of Catholic ethical reflection. Like the four other books in the prestigious CTEWC Series, this volume aims at offering a more systematic, comprehensive, and global perspective than typical Anglo-centric or North American-focused offerings.

Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan is the author of Biblical Ethics in the Twenty-first Century: Developments, Emerging Consensus, and Future Directions (2013) and The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes: Biblical Studies and Ethics for Real Life (2012). He earned a Ph.D. in Theological Ethics from Boston College and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA. A member of the Marquette University Theology faculty, he died in 2015 during the editing process for this book.

James F. Keenan, S.J., is the Canisius Chair, Director of the Jesuit Institute, and Director of the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Catholic Theological Ethics, Past, Present, and Future: The Trento Conference (Orbis, 2011).

Ronaldo Zacharias earned his doctorate from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA. He is Professor of Moral Theology at the Salesian University Center (UNISAL) in Paulo, Brazil. He also is president of UNISAL and secretary of the Brazilian Society of Moral Theology (SBTM). He publishes principally in the areas of fundamental moral theology and sexual ethics.