Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A HistoryGeorgetown University Press, 11/04/2008 - 368 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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... touching all aspects of the Christian life, includ- ing the basic call of all Christians to holiness, the role of grace, and the virtues in the Christian life. Furthermore, the practical nature of the 5 the nineteenth century.
... basic structure and approach. Thus reference to the manuals of moral theology as neoscholastic or neo-Thomistic is inaccurate. Later in this chapter I will discuss at some length the criticism of Thomas Bouquillon, professor of moral ...
... basic approach. The focus and method of the manuals were not the focus and method of Aquinas. But the manu- als fully endorsed the spirit of neo-scholasticism, emphasizing the defensiveness of the Church and the failure to dialogue with ...
... basic perspectives of the manual tradition. Important to note also is that Sabetti places the emphasis not on what is morally true but on what is morally safe in practice. Sabetti's legal model sees morality primarily in terms of ...
... basic outline of his moral theology or the development of its principal parts. The book's primary use of scripture is as a prooftext.113 In this section on revelation, Bouquillon discusses the authoritative magiste- rium of the Church ...