Theology Guide: Moral Theology

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Moral Theology is the subdiscipline of Theology that works with matters of moral judgment.  Outside of Catholicism but within Christianity, this is often called Christian ethics. Moral Theology is a broad subject that addresses sin and grace, conscience, and development of virtue in a wide variety of contexts, and uses scripture and tradition as its prime resources.

Although there is overlap, most contemporary social concerns are addressed more directly in a branch of Moral Theology called Catholic Social Teaching.

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Depicted is the famous Sermon on the Mount of Jesus.  Painting by Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter, d. 1890.