moral theology

American  

noun

1. the branch of theology dealing with principles of moral conduct.

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moral theology British  

noun

1. the branch of theology dealing with ethics

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Etymology

Origin of moral theology

First recorded in 1900–05

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moral theology

Bill Donahue, president of the conservative Catholic League, praised the Sioux Falls document as “fair, yet firm, and in complete agreement with Catholic moral theology and social teachings.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2022

The reference to the German theologian pointed to Pope Francis’ most controversial difference with his predecessor—his approach to moral theology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2018

“If there’s not a moral theology or ethic to it, but it’s about playing for the right team, you can do anything and still be on the right side.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017

“I think they may be a little less different than we think,” said Joseph Capizzi, a professor of moral theology at the Catholic University of America.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2017

He taught belles-lettres, philosophy, moral theology, and the Holy Scriptures, and preached for several years.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Blair, Emma Helen