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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... economic, and intellectual influences of the nineteenth century. The manual remained the primary way of understanding moral theology. The intellec- tual home of moral theology was the seminary, where future priests were trained to carry ...
... economic, political, cultural, and intel- lectual worlds of the nineteenth century, but the manuals of moral theology give no indication of these activities. The very practical nature and narrow focus of the manuals constitute the prin ...
... economics, law, anthropology, and sociology. One is surprised, therefore, to see little or no mention of the sciences in his fundamental moral theology. In a brief discussion of moral science in the introduction, he recognizes a role ...
... economic factors affected families on a broad scale. But there were also social, economic, and medical factors that affected individual families. The Catholic teaching on artifi- cial contraception for spouses unfolded in this context ...