The Tyranny of the Banal: On the Renewal of Catholic Moral Theology

David Deane argues that Catholic positions on contested moral issues are rejected by the majority in the secular West and increasingly rejected by Catholics themselves due to the dominance of secular approaches to reason and the human person and the loss of contact with their theological roots. He undertakes a deconstruction of the dominant secular positions and seeks to restore Catholic positions to their theological roots, resulting in a moral theology reconnected with the Trinitarian understanding of God and Gods relationship with the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 290 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

The majority of the secular West rejects Catholic positions on contentious moral issues, and an increasing number of Catholics are also rejecting these positions. In his book, David Deane argues that there are two primary reasons for this rejection. Firstly, the dominance of secular approaches to reason and the human person undermines the coherence of Catholic positions. Secondly, Deane demonstrates that Catholic positions have lost touch with the theology upon which they were originally based. In response, Deane undertakes a deconstruction of the dominant secular positions and aims to restore Catholic positions to their theological roots. The outcome of this endeavor is a moral theology that is reconnected with the Trinitarian understanding of God and God's relationship with the world. Restored to its doctrinal foundations, the moral theology that Deane offers is more coherent, more beautiful, and more convincing than has been found in Catholic moral discourse for centuries.

The majority of the secular West rejects Catholic positions on contentious moral issues, and an increasing number of Catholics are also rejecting these positions. In his book, David Deane argues that there are two primary reasons for this rejection. Firstly, the dominance of secular approaches to reason and the human person undermines the coherence of Catholic positions. Secondly, Deane demonstrates that Catholic positions have lost touch with the theology upon which they were originally based. In response, Deane undertakes a deconstruction of the dominant secular positions and aims to restore Catholic positions to their theological roots. The outcome of this endeavor is a moral theology that is reconnected with the Trinitarian understanding of God and God's relationship with the world. Restored to its doctrinal foundations, the moral theology that Deane offers is more coherent, more beautiful, and more convincing than has been found in Catholic moral discourse for centuries.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 160 x 238 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978700819