History and Contemporary Issues - Studies in Moral Theology

Informationen zum Autor Charles E. Curran , a Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Rochester, New York, is Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, USA.This Bloomsbury Academic Collection consists of classic titles in religious studies. Zusammenfassung This is a collection of the most important writings of Charles E. Curran from the 1980s and 1990s. He examines the history of moral theology in general! the development of Catholic medical ethics! the role of the laity in the thought of John Courtney Murray! and the evolution of Catholic moral theology from the end of World War II to the close of the 20th century. The volume also includes a selection of his writings on fertility control! homosexuality! public policy! gay rights! academic freedom and Catholic higher education. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePart I – Historical Studies1. Overview and Historical Development of Moral Theology2. The Historical Development of Catholic Medical Ethics3. The Manual and Casuistry of Aloysius Sabetti4. The Role of the Laity in the Thought of John Courtney Murray5. Catholic Moral Theology in the Past Forty YearsPart II – Contemporary Issues6. Fertility Control7. Is There Any Good News in Recent Documents from the Vatican about Homosexuality?8. Law, Public Policy, and Gay and Lesbian Rights9. The Theory and Practice of Academic Freedom in Catholic Higher Education10. What Is a Catholic College?11. Veritas Splendor: A Revisionist Perspective12. Evangelium Vitae and Its Broader ContextEpilogue: The Future of Moral TheologyIndex

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• Authors: Charles E Curran, Charles E. Curran, Charles E. (Scurlock University Professor Curran, Charles E. (Scurlock University Professor of Human Values Curran, Charles E. (Southern Methodist University Curran
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474281355
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-8135-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections; Religious Studies: Bloomsbury; Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Ethics, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Religious ethics, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church