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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... one's theology . My social location has certainly influenced how I have ap- proached this history . I received doctorates in moral theology in Rome in 1961 and began teaching moral theology even before the start of Vatican II . As a ...
... one's sins, and personal works of satisfaction. Trent understood the sacrament of penance primarily in juridical terms, with the priest acting as a judge to determine whether absolution is to be given or de- nied. The penitent is ...
... one's labor to another in return for maintenance. Contemporary listeners hear this as an imaginary notion of slavery. Kenrick maintained that slaves are persons but that in accord with Catholic teach- ing, slavery is not opposed to ...
... one's life, but when precisely is it required to make an internal act of faith? Pope Innocent XI condemned the proposition that it is sufficient to make an act of faith only once in a lifetime. Theologians commonly maintain that a ...
... one's ultimate end and the means by which it is attained. Aquinas gives the primary means toward the ultimate end not to law but to virtue. Although Bouquillon begins with a treatise on the ulti- mate end and has a short final treatise ...