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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... recognizes that a person could be invincibly ignorant of the more remote conclusions of the natural law. Alphonsus invokes Aquinas in defending his position on conscience; in fact, he actually goes beyond Aquinas. Aquinas maintained ...
... recognize that in conscience one might be called to act against a decree of the Penitentiary.116 In his other ... recognizes a role for the sciences in moral theology that deals with the specific human acts done in all spheres of ...
... recognizes the important role played by Church authority and the popes , including the decisions of the curial congregations . The supreme regulative action belongs to popes , but theologians will test every regulation , using reason to ...
... recognize the historical aspect of all human knowledge. The danger, of course, was an uncritical acceptance of contemporary thought. The pope condemned Alfred Loisy for maintaining that Christianity went through historical developments ...
... recognize that moral theology is broader than just training confessors . They also call for a more scientific approach to moral theology , and , as Dominicans and followers of Aquinas , they give a greater role to the virtues . 12 But ...