Taking Off and Landing: Explorations in the Moral Life
Christian Ethics in the Wild Podcast
Keywords of the Moral Life: Agency
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Keywords of the Moral Life: Agency

What St. Joseph's Story at Christmas Tells Us about Acting, Its Limits, and How Ordinary Faithfulness Looks

By looking at Joseph’s silence, we are invited into a very different way to think about moral agency: ordinary faithfulness, the call of God, and the point of it all, our lives being conformed to Christ’s life.

Referred to in the audio:

Matthew 1:18-25

Travis Pickell, Burdened Agency and End of Life Ethics

Lisa Tessman, Burdened Virtues

W.H. Auden, For the Time Being, “Temptation of St. Joseph”

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Taking Off and Landing: Explorations in the Moral Life
Christian Ethics in the Wild Podcast
Exploring the Christian moral life with cold takes and nuance.