Dimensions
129 x 198 x 9mm
Many young people come to Fr Alban McCoy's Chaplaincy enquiring about the serious moral and ethical issues of the day and seeking a Christian perspective. Rather than refer the enquirers to learned tomes, McCoy decided to write this book - designed for the intelligent reader.
From a view that could be described as enlightened orthodoxy, McCoy tackles a wide range of issues, such as:
- Is there a Christian perspective on the war in Iraq which is not simply a human perspective?
- Are Christian ethics pumped up or watered down humanist ethics?
- What is a distinctly Christian view in modern secularized society?
- Do the Bible and the Natural Law really still have any relevance to the burning moral issues of the day?
- As scientific progress raises moral issues of dazzling complexity, do traditional attitudes to abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization and human embryology still make any sense?
- How long should be prolong life?
- Should we ever assist death?
- Are homosexuals intrinsically morally disordered (as per the Catechism)?
- How has the Church responded to the revolution in sexuality created by contraception?
The issues are complicated and Fr Alban McCoy is a sure and enlightened guide. This book is an excellent companion to Fr Alban Mcoy's Intelligent Peron's Guide to Catholicism.
