History and contemporary issues : studies in moral theology
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History and contemporary issues : studies in moral theology
（Bloomsbury academic collections, . Religious Studies : Christianity and society <>）
Bloomsbury Academic, 2016
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Reprint. Originally published: New York : Continuum, 1996
Includes bibliographical references and index
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: hbk ISBN 9781474281355
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I - Historical Studies
1. Overview and Historical Development of Moral Theology
2. The Historical Development of Catholic Medical Ethics
3. The Manual and Casuistry of Aloysius Sabetti
4. The Role of the Laity in the Thought of John Courtney Murray
5. Catholic Moral Theology in the Past Forty Years
Part II - Contemporary Issues
6. Fertility Control
7. Is There Any Good News in Recent Documents from the Vatican about Homosexuality?
8. Law, Public Policy, and Gay and Lesbian Rights
9. The Theory and Practice of Academic Freedom in Catholic Higher Education
10. What Is a Catholic College?
11. Veritas Splendor: A Revisionist Perspective
12. Evangelium Vitae and Its Broader Context
Epilogue: The Future of Moral Theology
Index
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Description
Focusing on the interaction between Christianity and society, this set offers ten facsimile titles from our imprints T&T Clark, The Athlone Press, Sheffield Academic Press and Cassell.
This collection addresses the ways in which society and the Christian faith are linked together in all its aspects. The books cover science, history and the endurance of religion in a secular world but also the way religion can be transformed through political and social change.
All titles are available as set or as individual volumes. Titles include:
Christ and Context: The Confrontation between Gospel and Culture by Hilary Regan and Alan J. Torrance
Creation, Christ and Culture: Studies in Honour of T. F. Torrance by Richard W. A. McKinney
History and Contemporary Issues: Studies in Moral Theology by Charles E. Curran
Mormon Identities in Transition by Douglas Davies
New Maps for Old: Explorations in Science and Religion by Mary Gerhart and Allan Melvin Russell
Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust by Carol Rittner and John K. Roth
Science and Theology: Questions at the Interface by Murray Rae, Hilary Regan and John Stenhouse
Tales of Faith: Religion as Political Performance in Central Africa by V. Y. Mudimbe
The Salt of the Earth: Religious Resilience in a Secular Age by Martyn Percy
When God Becomes Goddess: The Transformation of American Religion by Richard Grigg
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