--- title: Essays – Church Life Journal | prudence description: prudence | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ESSAYS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/Mattison-1-crop-1.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/08/16/moral-virtue-the-grace-of-god-and-discipleship) ## [Moral Virtue, The Grace of God, and Discipleship](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/08/16/moral-virtue-the-grace-of-god-and-discipleship) Published by [William C. Mattison III](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/author/william-c-mattison-iii) Moral theology has traditionally explored how people act in the world (“moral”) in the context of their faith in God (“theology”). This volume purposely examines morality in the context of Christian belief. What difference does faith make in how a person lives his or her life? Surely a person of faith engages in certain distinctive activities, such as going to church, praying, and reading the Bibl... 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