Teaching Faith and Morals

A comprehensive methodology for effective education in faith and morals that leads to personal and parish renewal. With practical hints for every age level. Calls for ongoing moral education that leads to life-styles which once again inspire the admiration people showed for the early Church when they said, "See these Christians! The love they have for one another!"

De Benedittis clarifies moral education and faith development theories (from Piaget and Kohlberg to Fowler) and pragmatically applies them to religious education. She proposes a program that forms reasoning Christians who actualize Jesus' ideals, who do justice out of respect for the God-given dignity of all people and all creation. The result is a rich, thought- provoking, creative resource for teachers of faith and morals.

Suzanne De Benedittis, former professor at Loyola Marymount University, is a psychotherapist, educator, consultant, and spiritual counselor.