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How important is the conscience for the Christian moral life? How should it be understood in relation to the teachings of the Bible and of church tradition? In this book, Matthew Levering surveys twentieth-century Catholic moral theology to construct an argument for keeping conscience firmly alongside prudence, charity, and the gifts of the Spirit—and for understanding it as something that must...

appeals here to prudence: “Prudence, taking all of the circumstances into consideration, points out how one is to proceed in various cases and doubtful situations” (169). Is conscience present in the same way in all people, whether or not they are in a state of grace? Merkelbach thinks the answer is no. After all, in the supernatural order, practical reason does not simply make a judgment about whether a particular act is good or evil per se but also makes a judgment about whether the act leads to
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