Moral Development

Charles Curran, in his newest book, The Development of Moral Theology: Five Strands, brings a unique historical and critical analysis to the five strands that differentiate Catholic moral theology from other approaches to Christian ethics - sin and the manuals of moral theology, the teaching of Thomas Aquinas and later Thomists, natural law, the role of authoritative church teaching in moral areas, and Vatican II. Significant changes have occurred over the course of these historical developments.

From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Humankind and Utopia for Realists comes a bold manifesto daring us to cultivate “moral ambition”: to harness our talents and transform our idealism into action—all with the goal of making the world a wildly better place.

As David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen—to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood.” And yet we humans don’t do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us do better, posing questions that are essential for all of us: If you want to know a person, what kind of attention should you cast on them?

For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice—or one’s commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how difficult. In order to be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice. The influence of the modern world often tells us that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue—and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy.

In II Corinthians 13:5 we are told to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith. In Lamentations 3:40 we are told to examine our ways and test them, and to return to doing things the Lord's way. In I Corinthians 11:28 we are to examine ourselves before we partake of communion, to see if we are right with God. In Hebrews 12:15 we are to see to it that no one among us falls short of the grace that God has given us. Galatians 6:4 tells each of us to test his own actions. The writer of Psalm 139:23-24 implores the Lord to search his heart and find out if there is any wicked way in him ...

These pages represent two chapters of my recently updated book, The REAL Purpose-Driven Life plus an additional chapter on good versus evil. I removed the afore-mentioned chapters because I wanted to focus, in that book, on the central moral concept known as purpose. These chapters, although central to an understanding of the morality of Ayn Rand, stand on their own and provide several important insights on how to think about morality and apply it to the life of the individual.

In 2001, when Jacqueline Novogratz founded Acumen, a global community of socially and environmentally responsible partners dedicated to changing the way the world tackles poverty, few had heard of impact investing - Acumen’s practice of “doing well by doing good”. Nineteen years later, there’s been a seismic shift in how corporate boards and other stakeholders evaluate businesses: Impact investment is not only morally defensible, but now also economically advantageous, even necessary.

Conocer la fórmula que nos conduce al triunfo es posible. Durante muchos años se creyó que la conquista de sueños era un legado que poseían sólo unos cuantos. Pero el triunfo es una posibilidad que se le permite a todos, porque aquellos que triunfan y que vemos como personas exitosas no fueron dotados de un equipo especial, sino que lo hacen con las mismas armas con las que todos hemos venido al mundo. El presente libro es un manual para alcanzar altas esferas.

Si sientes que no cabes en este mundo, es urgente que leas este audiolibro. ¿Te has sentido solo y aislado? Quizá no eres tú, sino el caos del mundo que vuelve más frágiles nuestros lazos personales. Hoy es crucial preguntarnos sobre nuestras emociones, sobre cómo tomamos decisiones y cómo elegimos las amistades que nos rodean. Solo así será posible construir un espacio que nos dé seguridad y confianza para enfrentarnos a los retos de la vida cotidiana. Para eso sirve la ética.

Gay marriage, transgender rights, birth control - sex is at the heart of many of the most divisive political issues of our age. The origins of these conflicts, historian R. Marie Griffith argues, lie in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians a century ago. From the 1920s onward, a once-solid Christian consensus regarding gender roles and sexual morality began to crumble, as liberal Protestants sparred with fundamentalists and Catholics over questions of obscenity, sex education, and abortion.

Moral Articulation outlines an ethical framework that allows us to embrace a version of the latter, transformative view without sacrificing notions of moral truth, objectivity, and knowledge. The book presents a view of moral meaningfulness as extending beyond what we can presently put into words, urging that expansions in our moral vocabularies often begin in dissonant experiences of conceptual and linguistic limits.

In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps parents to inspire their boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love for adventure. Heather Haupt explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights' Code of Chivalry, as depicted in the French epic Song of Roland, and how boys can embody these same ideals now.

No matter what you answer, kids will just ask why again. Is your child full of questions? Do you find these questions to test your own knowledge? Well, look no further: Now you have the answers, and they are not boring ones! Encourage your child’s imagination through these fairy tales for children. They will answer some of the common questions that we parents are often asked. The Book of Why for Curious Kids will help you give fun and creative answers to your child’s strangest questions, encouraging them to develop their imagination.

Featured in this volume are the Bennett family and an all-star cast: William J. Bennett (plus John, Joseph, and Elayne), Edward Asner, Claire Bloom, Barbara Bush, Dorian Harewood, Charlton Heston, Andrea Martin, David McCallum, Kate Nelligan, Tonya Pinkins, and Richard Thomas.

In a world where artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of human life, the ethical and philosophical challenges of this new era are more critical than ever. AI Debates Immanuel Kant offers a visionary exploration of how timeless philosophical wisdom can guide the future of AI development. This groundbreaking book, written by Richard Aragon, is the third in the AI Debates series, which features fictional AI models debating simulated philosophers, using real AI models to push the boundaries of modern thought. In this volume, readers are introduced to Aether, a cutting-edge AI ...

You are what you eat. You’ve probably heard that expression before, and this audiobook will show you that it’s true! Your mental health is greatly influenced by your nutrition. Nutritional psychiatry is a science that studies why certain foods tend to trigger mental health issues or greatly contribute to healing. Our mental health - and especially our mood - is dependent on a neurotransmitter called serotonin. Almost all of your serotonin is produced in the gut.

What God Would Have Known offers a thorough and incisive treatment of its subject that remains respectful and fair-minded throughout. It is not concerned with the overworked question of whether classical Christians believe irrationally, but with what overlooked arguments about human development show in relation to the truth or falsity of Christian claims about reality.

This book contains transformative methods and insights within this particular field of self-healing. It serves as a practical roadmap for self-awareness, meditation, healing, and manifestation, designed to be accessible to everyone, including your children and loved ones. The techniques unveiled within this book are adaptable to any situation you encounter.

Suddenly it dawns on you, and you exclaim, "I'm a mom!" But after the elation, you are overwhelmed, apprehensive, bewildered about the huge responsibilities of parenting. You know intuitively that the way you respond to your new role has eternal implications in the life of your child. You need help! The Power of a Positive Mom offers seven time-tested principles that will transform your role, to make you not just a mother but a Positive Mom.

Rising above the jeremiads characteristic of so much contemporary public debate, The Broken Hearth provides a powerful affirmation of family life and the matchless benefits it bestows on individuals and society as a whole.