...of centuries of labour bestowed by able and holy men on the practical problems of Christian ethics. Here, however, we must ask the reader to bear in mind...the Catholic priest to enable him to administer the sacrav ment of Penance and to fulfil his other duties ; they are intended to serve this purpose, and...

...Slater, for instance, separated ascetical from moral theology and argued that the latter's textbooks are "not intended for edification, nor do they hold...obligation under pain of sin; they are books of moral pathology."48 Likewise, as opposed to the development of character, Henry Davis wrote: "It is precisely...

...ideas with those of Koch-Preuss. which we will see presently. Slater forthrightly requested his readers to bear in mind "that manuals of moral theology are...pain of sin; they are books of moral pathology."" Between 1918 and 1924 there appeared in translation a remarkable five volume work on moral theology...

...first manual written in English, the Jesuit Thomas Slater wrote that the manuals of moral theology were ‘technical works intended to help the confessor...under pain of sin; they are books of moral pathology'; A Manual of Moral Theology, 2nd ed., 2 vols (New York, 1908),! 5—6. Likewise, thirty years later...

...practical problems of Christian ethics. Here, however, we must ask the reader to bear in mind that the manuals of moral theology are technical works intended...enable him to administer the sacrament of Penance and to fulfill other duties. Slater noted the "very abundant" literature of ascetical theology, but added...

...parish priest in the discharge of his duties. They are as technical as the text-books of the lawver and the doctor. They are not intended for edification,...faithful. They deal with what is of obligation under the pain of sin; they are books of moral pathology. They are necessary for the Catholic priest to enable...

...practical problems of Christian ethics. Here, however, we must ask the reader to bear in mind that the manuals of moral theology are technical works intended...enable him to administer the sacrament of Penance and to fulfill other duties. Slater noted the "very abundant" literature of devotional theology, but added...

...practical problems of Christian ethics. Here, however, we must ask the reader to bear in mind that the manuals of moral theology are technical works intended...enable him to administer the sacrament of Penance and to I nil ill other duties. Slater notes the 'very abundant' literature of ascetical theology, but adds...

...practical problems of Christian ethics. Here, however, we must ask the reader to bear in mind that the manuals of moral theology are technical works intended...enable him to administer the sacrament of Penance and to fulfill other duties. Slater noted the "very abundant" literature of ascetical theology, but added...

...theology, that is, a theology that supported and encouraged the spiritual betterment of oneself. He wrote: are as technical as the textbooks of the lawyer and...under pain of sin; they are books of moral pathology. Slater noted the "very abundant" literature of ascetical theology, but added that "moral theology proposes...