Christian ethics
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Works of Rev. Thomas A. Pye
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-516
Scope and Contents
The works of the Rev. Thomas A. Pye consist of:The Jesus Christ of Greeceon Socrates,A comparison of Aristotelian and Christian ethics,The seal of Roman Law on early Christianity, andThe influence of Christianity on Roman Law.
Dates:
20th century
Cordiale, possibly by Gerard van der Vlyderhoven
Part
Identifier: MS 113/ff. 265v-304r
Scope and Contents
This section contains 'Cordiale', 'For the Heart', also called 'De Quatuor Novissimis' ('Of the Four last Things') in the list of contents. The author of this text is not known for certain, but it probably was Gerard van der Vlyderhoven, Procurator of the House of the Order of Teutonic Knights at Utrecht in the years 1380-96. The 'four last things' refer to Death, Judgment, Eternal Glory, and Hell. The present text starts with...
Dates:
c 1444-1445
Excerpts from the Summa Rosella casuum, the Summa Angelica and the Summa Silvestrina, early 16th century
part
Identifier: MS 114/ff. 100r-311v
Contents
This section of the manuscripts gathers a series of excerpts on the sacraments (for example, on confession, absolution, the anointing of the sick, etc.) and on the seven deadly sins, drawn from three important handbooks of moral theology. These handbooks contain a series of rules and several examples of the correct application of provisions of canon law.The work most cited in the manuscript is the Rosella casuum, which was written by the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within early 16th century
MS 102: Collection of letters and sermons by Augustine of Hippo, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jerome, Ambrose, and others, 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 102
Contents
This manuscript contains a collection of 71 letters and sermons by Augustine of Hippo, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jerome, Ambrose, and others. The letters treat different ethical and theological topics. The collection seems to have circulated under the name of Epistolae Agustini (Epistles of Augustine) in the Late Middle Ages. However, the authorship of some of Augustine’s letters has been questioned. In this edition, the three...
Dates:
15th century
Vivisection; a Christian and moral evaluation, 1960
Item
Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/4
Scope and Contents
"Vivisection; a Christian and moral evaluation", written by The Rev. Quinter Kephart, Pastor of St Paul's Episcopal Church, La Salle, Illinois. Published by the Maryland Anti-Vivisection Society. The publication concerns the parallels between Chritian duty and its place against the vivisection of live animals.
Dates:
1960