The Good Life: Where Morality and Spirituality Converge - Softcover

Gula, Richard M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080913859X ISBN 13: 9780809138593

Publisher: Paulist Press, 1999

Synopsis

A simple, direct introduction to the Christian moral life based on the conviction that morality and spirituality converge when we explore the sort of persons we ought to become and the sort of lives we ought to lead by virtue of our commitment to God.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard M. Gula, S.S., who holds a Ph.D. from the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, is professor of moral theology at the Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA. He is the author of several other books, including Ethics in Pastoral Ministry (Paulist Press, 1996) and Moral Discernment (Paulist Press, 1997).

Review:

Anyone serious about the good life in Christ's community will profit from this book...[a] profound little gem. -- Emmanuel

Engaging and spiritually revitalizing, this book is also a careful and conceptually clear approach to the essentials of Christian ethics. -- Lisa Sowle Cahill, J. Donald Monan, S.J., Professor, Boston College

Gula grounds and develops his work in Scripture and the rich tradition of moral theology. -- Rev. James T. Bretzke, S.J., S.T.D., Ass. Prof. of Fundamental Christian Ethics, The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley

Gula, a master of the Catholic moral tradition...succeeds in shedding light on the fine points of this tradition....recommended. -- Review for Religious

This book is on the cutting edge of scholarly work in Christian ethics. -- Jean Porter, Dept. of Theology, University of Notre Dame

About this edition

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 080913859X
• ISBN 13: 9780809138593
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144