Happiness and the Christian Moral Life introduces students to Christian Ethics looking at ethics as a path to the good life and happiness, rather than a strict set of rules or regulations. Revised and updated throughout, the second edition maintains the book's distinctive focus on happiness. Each chapter now features a list of suggested readings to point students and instructors towards further resources. Other changes to the second edition include a more fully developed account of Augustine's understanding of happiness, new discussions of how technology shapes relationships and happiness, and consideration of the relationship between the natural law and the virtues.

By:   Paul J. Wadell
Imprint:   Rowman and Littlefield
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 18mm,  Width: 229mm,  Spine: 150mm
Weight:   490g
ISBN:  

9781442209732

ISBN 10:   1442209739
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   March 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Chapter 1: Finding a Path for Life: The Quest for Goodness and Happiness Chapter 2: Not Going It Alone: Friendship and Community in the Christian Moral Life Chapter 3: Facing Shipwreck and Bandits: Virtues and the Quest for Happiness Chapter 4: Finding a Story Worth Handing On: Narrative and the Moral Life Chapter 5: Every Person's Truth: Made in the Image of God, Called to Do the Work of God Chapter 6: Freedom: Exploring a Dangerous Topic Chapter 7: False Steps on the Path to Happiness: Losing Our Way and Finding It Back Chapter 8: Doing What the Good Requires: Conscience and Prudence in the Moral Life Chapter 9: The Gift That Makes All Gifts Possible: Learning the Language of Love Chapter 10: Reimagining the World: Why the Happiness of One Demands Justice for All Notes Index About the Author

Paul J. Wadell is professor of religious studies at St. Norbert College. He specializes in Christian ethics and has taught in this field for more than twenty years.

Wadell's new edition of Happiness and the Christian Moral Life: An Introduction to Christian Ethics, is a fresh, enticing, and engaging entree into Christian Moral Theology that will quickly Friend and win a Like from undergraduates. From Wadell's pen flows a rich fundamental moral theology that is a formative guide for virtuous Christian living. Once again Wadell demonstrates his skill as a masterful teacher and scholar by including important additions, clarifications, and explanations to the chapters of his original, dynamic, and compelling work. -- Nothwehr, Dawn M. Reading Paul Wadell on the Christian moral life is like sharing a conversation with a wise and faithful friend. Through his graceful engagement of Augustine, Aquinas, and a host of contemporary Christian thinkers, Wadell reminds us that the quest for true happiness requires virtue, friendship, and an awareness of the stories that bind us. This second edition of an already superb book is theologically rich and deeply human. One cannot read Wadell without about being challenged and inspired. -- Davis, Darin H. In this new edition, Paul Wadell has substantially improved what was already a very fine book. While maintaining an engaging and down to earth style throughout, Wadell ably leads readers toward a sophisticated Christian understanding of the relationship among freedom, happiness, and the cultivation of virtue. Theologically rich, yet accessible and clear, Happiness and the Christian Moral Life would serve very well as a foundational text for an introductory undergraduate course in Christian ethics. -- Vogt, Christopher P.