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Walking with Faith

Walking with Faith

by Walter J. Woods
Walking with Faith

Walking with Faith

by Walter J. Woods

Overview

Walking with Faith addresses a long-standing need to develop the faith-related dimensions of Christian moral life and explore their implications. It responds to Vatican II's exhortation that theological studies be renewed through a lively contact with the mystery of Christ and the history of salvation. Accordingly, this book examines the relationship between faith and moral life in the Scriptures and acknowledges the normative quality of the biblical texts. It reviews the long experience of the Church, paying special attention to history, worship, and intellectual currents. These dimensions of Christian life show the relationship between faith and moral life at any given time and allow the actions of one generation to have effects that extend far into the future. Walking with Faith promotes an understanding of contemporary pastoral and theological issues and encourages a deep and informed approach to Christian life. ""A most helpful integration and historical study of the Church's evolving practices of the sacrament of penance and moral/spiritual theology."" --Kevin W. Irwin The Catholic University of America Walter J. Woods served for eighteen years as a professor of moral theology at St. John's Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts. A priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, he has wide pastoral experience and has worked with religious communities, parish and diocesan groups, and hospital personnel on moral issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608992850
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 02/01/2010
Pages: 546
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Walter J. Woods served for eighteen years as a professor of moral theology at St. John's Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts. A priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, he has wide pastoral experience and has worked with religious communities, parish and diocesan groups, and hospital personnel on moral issues.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1 "You Shall Be My People" 1

Human Life and the Sacred 3

History and the Faith of Israel 7

Grace and Sin 17

Israel Under God's Sovereignty 22

Exile and Its Aftermath 32

Faith, Wisdom, and Injustice 38

Reflections 44

2 "Repent and Believe in the Gospel" 49

God in the Hebrew Tradition 50

Jesus Proclaims the Kingdom of God 55

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus 65

The Foundation and Life of the Church 70

The Moral Dimensions of Christian Life 78

Reflections 88

3 Faith, Repentance, and Accommodation 93

Faith and Repentance in a Hostile World 94

Holiness and Reconciliation in a Time of Growth 108

Faith and Moral Life in an Age of Acceptance 123

Reflections 137

4 St. Augustine of Hippo 141

Historical Background 142

Augustine's Personal History 145

Good and Evil 152

Christ and the Church 156

God's Grace and Christian Life 164

Moral Life and the Two Cities 177

Reflections 182

5 Faith and Repentance in a European Church 187

Baptism and Penance in a New Europe 189

Celtic Monasticism and Penitential Praxis 201

Benedictine Monasticism 206

The Evangelization of Europe and Private Penance 211

The Second Council of Orange on Grace and Free Will 219

The Birth of Medieval Christendom 223

Reflections 229

6 High Medieval Society, the Individual, and the Holy 233

The Gregorian Reform 235

The Great Medieval Reawakening 245

The Medieval Religious Renewal 248

Sin and Repentance as Interior Acts 256

The Fourth Lateran Council's Penitential Program 267

Reflections 273

7 Faith and Reason Reshape Western Thought 277

Monastic Scholarship 279

Logic Serves Faith 285

Logic Analyzes the Sources 293

Aristotle and Christian Scholarship 301

The Contribution of Thomas Aquinas 308

The Condemnation of Radical Aristotelianism 320

Reflections 323

8 Old Approaches and New Ways 327

Historical Background 328

John Duns Scotus 338

William of Ockham 346

Later Theological Developments 351

Penance, Piety, and Works of Charity 354

The Protestant Reformation 366

Reflections 371

9 The Modern Western Outlook 377

Historical Background 378

The Impact of Early Modern Physics 384

The Influence of Early Modern Philosophers 388

The Enlightenment 397

Subsequent Developments 407

Reflections 421

10 God's Grace, the Church, and Christian Life 427

The Council of Trent 428

St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Society of Jesus 441

The Emergence of Moral Theology 447

Nature and Grace 457

Reflections 464

11 The Church in the Modern World 467

The Church Against the Modern World 468

Winds of Change 481

The Second Vatican Council 486

Reflections 500

Epilogue 505

Abbreviations 515

Index 521

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"A most helpful integration and historical study of the Church's evolving practices of the sacrament of penance and moral/spiritual theology."
—Kevin W. Irwin
The Catholic University of America

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