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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... understanding of the American scene . In keeping with the understanding of his time , he recognized that the moral norms derived from scripture ( note again the heavy emphasis on a legal model where morality is seen in terms of norms ) ...
... understanding of the role of love and pleasure in sex and marriage. Kenrick addressed the subject of slavery in the preface to his moral theology, and his teaching on slavery was definitely influenced negatively by the American scene ...
... In accord with this approach, Sabetti defines sin as the free transgres- sion of a law obliging in conscience.72 Sabetti then uses the Ten Commandments as the primary scheme for understanding the Christian moral life.73 18 chapter one.
... understanding the nature of 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 ...
... understanding of the seminary curriculum. Hogan was interested in history and open to dialogue with all the historical developments in theology, philosophy, and science that occurred in the nineteenth century—a position different from ...