Elements of Moral Theology

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Excerpt from Elements of Moral Theology: Based on the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas AquinasThe reader of these Elements Of Moral Theology, a student, as I hope, of this great science of God's law, will doubtless indulge the writer in a few prefatory words. My humble Office is that of editor rather than that of author. But even as such I would gladly have resigned the task to abler hands if any such had appeared. My best hope is that this poor attempt will soon be superseded by something better. I have called our study a science, for such it is, se., the science of the law of God, as given to man, in what ever way it is given. This definition distinguishes it from Moral Philosophy, which seeks to account for and develope, from reason only, the laws and principles of right living. Moral Theology, on the other hand, is the science of the Divine Will as revealed to man.Well understood, these two must needs coincide, although their methods may be different. Moral Theology, making use Of the other, is also grounded on it, as that in turn is grounded on the nature of man and the being of God. Both the philosophy and the theology, therefore, require a sound psychology, and a true theosophy, which in these Elements are assumed. For, like every other special science, Moral Theology has its assumptions that the law of God is revealed in Holy Scripture that the Catholic Church has authority to apply that law, and to add positive laws, under the guidance of the Holy Ghost, which bind the con science oi every Christian man, and that the gifts of gra cions help for the due keeping of God's holy law are freely bestowed through the ordained channels of grace.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.