Karel Statečný as a Moral Theologian and His Attempt to Set a New Concept of Ethics

Abstract

The paper concentrates on the Karel Statečný's contribution in the field of moral theology and ethics. It evaluates the current discourse on Statečný's life and work, his activity in the Department of Moral Theology in České Budějovice and his attempt for a new concept of ethics.

Finally, it sets out the hypothesis about the persistence of the Statečný's concept of ethics in the Czechoslovak Church after his death in the year 1927.

Keywords

• Karel Statečný
• Moral Theology
• Ethics
• Catholic Church
• Czechoslovak Church