Principles for a Catholic Morality



Principles for a Catholic Morality

About Author

Timothy E. O' Connell is the author of this under discussion book. The author is the director of the Institute of Pastoral studies which is located in Chicago, USA. The vast practical experience of the author in dealing with the humanity makes him eligible for writing magnificently on the topic of the moral values. He has also made several contributions in the field of religion and ethics and marked remarkable and extra ordinary contributions. Some of the other contributions of the author are listed in this essay also in the later paragraph.

Other Contributions

There are some other books by the author which are notable and have been accepted with open arms by the theological students and also by the general readers who love to study about the religions and moral values. Principles for a Catholic Morality; revised edition (1990), Vatican II and its documents: an American reappraisal, Let your spirit breathe: living a peace-filled life good people, Tough choices: Making the right decisions every day, tend your own garden: how to raise great kids. The range of the writing allows us to make him an outstanding watcher of different aspects of moral grounds and humanities of the lives of the human beings.

Purpose

The purpose of the writing of this book is to highlight the concept of humanity and the incorporation of morality as values in the lives of human beings irrespective of the religion they do belong. The concept is introduced and merged as the philosophical not as the theological base. The reason for that thinking is to present the morality concept of Christ to the whole society of the world. It is just not limited to the society of the Christians but applies to the whole world. The humanity learned from the Christ is the message for the whole community of the human beings. The purpose of transferring the message and establishing of the grounds of morality of the Christ has been conducted successfully.

Summary

The author has used plain and clear style of writing for addressing the topics in the book. It is about the life which human beings normally live. This book is of interest of not only students of religion but also allows peeking into the lives of the Christians. It provides the understanding of the lives of Christians. It also discovers the concept of morality and the implication of the morality in the life of a practicing person. The author explores the different diversities in the modern world about the morality and the values in the world. The book focuses the implication of the moral practices on the world aggregately with out bifurcating it on religious grounds.

The book presents an exceptional biblical work on morality which includes the overview of the Christian concepts on religious morality. The initial chapters could not be continued in the remaining part of the book and there was an absence of connection found. The remaining chapters were focused on merging ethical concepts ...