Christian Moral Life A Primary Source Reader

Christian morality is synonymous with life in Christ. We are to love God with our whole being and to love others as Jesus loves us, because God created all of us in his image and wants us to love one another as he loves us. The Christian moral life is defined by being in loving relationships and by living our lives in response to the teachings of Jesus.

The collection of readings in Christian Moral Life: A Primary Source Reader aims to help students learn the moral concepts and teachings that will guide them to live their lives as disciples of Christ.

Within this reader you will find writings from the following sources:

    Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
    Saint Basil the Great
    Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
    Saint Thomas More
    Saint Teresa of Ávila
    Richard M. Gula, SS
    Blessed John Paul II
    Saint John Vianney
    Saint Francis of Assisi
    Julian of Norwich
    Saint Patrick
    Cardinal Joseph Bernardin

This text is the perfect complement to courses on morality, especially those that correspond to the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ high school cur