Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion / Edition 1

Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion / Edition 1

by Peter Kreeft
ISBN-10:
0898704227
ISBN-13:
9780898704228
Pub. Date:
09/09/1992
Publisher:
Ignatius Press
ISBN-10:
0898704227
ISBN-13:
9780898704228
Pub. Date:
09/09/1992
Publisher:
Ignatius Press
Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion / Edition 1

Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion / Edition 1

by Peter Kreeft
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Overview

We have reduced all virtues to one: being nice. And, we measure Jesus by our standard instead of measuring our standard by Him. For the Christian, explains author Peter Kreeft, being virtuous is not a means to the end of pleasure, comfort and happiness. Virtue, he reminds us, is a word that means "manly strength." But how do we know when we are being meek—or just cowardly? When is our anger righteous—and when is it a sin? What is the difference between being virtuous—and merely ethical? Back to Virtue clears up these and countless other questions that beset Christians today. Kreeft not only summarizes scriptural and theological wisdom on leading a holy life, he contrasts Christian virtue with other ethical systems. He applies traditional moral theology to present-day dilemmas such as abortion and nuclear armament. Kreeft restores to us what was once common knowledge: the Seven Deadly Sins have an antidote in the Beatitudes. By setting up a close contrast between the two sets of behaviors, Kreeft offers proven guidance in the often bewildering process of discerning right from wrong as we move into the questionable mores of the twenty-first century. He provides a road map of virtue, a map for our earthly pilgrimage synthesized from the accumulated wisdom of centuries of Christians, from Paul and the early Church Fathers through C.S. Lewis.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780898704228
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Publication date: 09/09/1992
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 195
Sales rank: 494,956
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, is one of the most respected and prolific Christian authors of our time. His many bestselling books cover a vast array of topics in spirituality, theology, and philosophy. They include Wisdom from the Psalms, Practical Theology, Doors in the Walls of the World, How to Be Holy, Because God Is Real, You Can Understand the Bible, Angels and Demons, Heaven: The Heart's Deepest Longing, and Summa of the Summa.

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