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

He obtained a doctorate in moral theology at the Gregorian University in Rome the following year and a doctorate in political science at Stanford in 1989.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

Rev. Mauro Cozzoli, 73, a professor of moral theology at the Lateran Pontifical University, where he lives, said “until four days ago everyone was still forced to go to the office.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2020

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

It presents that part of medicine which is of import to a pastor in his cure, and those divisions of ethics and moral theology which concern a physician in his practice.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin