Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A HistoryGeorgetown University Press, 2008 - 353 من الصفحات In this magisterial volume Charles E. Curran surveys the historical development of Catholic moral theology in the United States from its 19th century roots to the present day. He begins by tracing the development of pre-Vatican II moral theology that, with the exception of social ethics, had the limited purpose of training future confessors to know what actions are sinful and the degree of sinfulness. Curran then explores and illuminates the post-Vatican II era with chapters on the effect of the Council on the scope and substance of moral theology, the impact of Humanae vitae, Pope Paul VI's encyclical condemning artificial contraception, fundamental moral theology, sexuality and marriage, bioethics, and social ethics. Curran's perspective is unique: For nearly 50 years, he has been a major influence on the development of the field and has witnessed first-hand the dramatic increase in the number and diversity of moral theologians in the academy and the Church. No one is more qualified to write this first and only comprehensive history of Catholic moral theology in the United States. |
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... Catholic Church is a big church that includes not just saints but sinners also . In this aspect , therefore , the Catholic Church distinguishes itself from the sectarian approach , which emphasizes the Church as a small community of ...
... Church.126 The Church's mission is not sim- ply to bear witness to the world but to work effectively with all others for a better human society . Third , the Catholic understanding of the Church insists on a big and inclusive Church ...
... Church is a constitutive dimension , the Church cannot exist without it . Thus the social mission must be a part of the life of the individual Catholic Christian , the parish community , and the local , national , and universal Church . The ...
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The Twentieth Century before Vatican II | 35 |
TwentiethCentury Social Ethics before Vatican II | 63 |
The Setting of Moral Theology after Vatican II | 83 |
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