'One of the most important works in moral theology ... It has no peer in English as a theological history of the discipline ... with its felicitous style and clarity of argument, this book should be equally captivating to the general reader.'American

• Introduction; Bibliography; The influence of Auricular Confession; The legacy of Augustine; Nature and supernature; 'Teaching with authority'; Subjectivity; The language of law; The impact of Humanae Vitae; A pattern in renewal?; Index

'One of the most important works in moral theology ... It has no peer in English as a theological history of the discipline ... with its felicitous style and clarity of argument, this book should be equally captivating to the general reader.'American

• Introduction; Bibliography; The influence of Auricular Confession; The legacy of Augustine; Nature and supernature; 'Teaching with authority'; Subjectivity; The language of law; The impact of Humanae Vitae; A pattern in renewal?; Index

'One of the most important works in moral theology ... It has no peer in English as a theological history of the discipline ... with its felicitous style and clarity of argument, this book should be equally captivating to the general reader.'American

• Introduction; Bibliography; The influence of Auricular Confession; The legacy of Augustine; Nature and supernature; 'Teaching with authority'; Subjectivity; The language of law; The impact of Humanae Vitae; A pattern in renewal?; Index