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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... called dogmatic theology), which deals with Christian faith, moral theology, spiritual theology, pastoral theology, liturgical theology, historical theology, and biblical theology. Di- visions are necessary for the study of theology ...
... called “public penance” and generally could be received only once in a lifetime. Now penance could be received frequently. To as- sist the priest, libri paenitentiales came into existence to point out the appropriate penance that should ...
... called Summae gave guidance for confessors in the sac- rament of penance. The cruder form of these practical Summae simply followed an alphabetical approach to all issues, but the Summa of Antoninus of Florence (d. 1459) was more ...
... called “confession” rather than “penance.” The first-year course covered human acts, conscience, sins, and the Decalogue, excluding the seventh commandment. The second year treated the seventh commandment, sacraments, censures, and the ...
... called for the restoration of Catholic philosophy according to the mind and method of Thomas Aquinas.24 This imposition of neo- scholasticism had some positive results. However, the primary result was a very defensive posture opposed to ...