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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... person as moral agent and subject, virtues, principles, conscience, and human actions in general that come into play in all the different areas and issues of hu- man moral activity. The division among sexual, bioethical, and social ...
... person- ally known all the leading figures in Catholic moral theology since the 1950s. To be a part of this ongoing ... Human Values, generously endowed by Jack S. and Laura Lee Blanton in honor of her mother. Laura Lee Blanton passed ...
... human; God's forgiveness comes to us in and through the visible Church in the person of the priest. The human response to God's gift called for contrition, the confession of one's sins, and personal works of satisfaction. Trent ...
... human actions, but conscience is the proximate and formal norm of human ... person could be invincibly ignorant of the more remote conclusions of the ... person acting with an invincibly erroneous conscience performs a good and ...
... person believe in the existence of God and that God is the remunera- tor. A “necessity of precept or command” holds ... human acts, conscience, and law. This approach follows, without ever making it explicit, the moral approach that law ...