This introduction provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Catholic ethics in the wake of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), an event widely considered crucial to the reconciliation of the Catholic Church and the modern world. Andrew Kim investigates Catholic responses to questions of moral theology in all four principal areas: Catholic social teaching, natural law, virtue ethics, and bioethics. In addition to discussing contemporary controversies surrounding abortion, contraception, labor rights, exploitation of the poor, and just war theory, he explores the historical sources of the Catholic worldview. Beginning with the moral vision revealed through the person of Jesus Christ and continuing with elaborations on this vision from figures such as Augustine and Aquinas, this volume elucidates the continuity of the Catholic moral tradition. Its balance of complexity and accessibility makes it an ideal resource for both students of theology and general readers.

Product Description: Charles Curran in his newest book The Development of Moral Theology: Five Strands, brings a unique historical and critical analysis to the five strands that differentiate Catholic moral theology from other approaches to Christian ethics―sin and the manuals of moral theology, the teaching of Thomas Aquinas and later Thomists, natural law, the role of authoritative church teaching in moral areas, and Vatican II...read more

Product Description: Luis de Molina (1535-1600) was the first scholastic doctor to legitimize the practice of money lending as a career. His De Iustitia et Iure offers a thorough description of trade practices of the vibrant economies of Portugal and Spain in the Sixteenth Century...read more

Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Transformative Theological EthicsAuthor: Brazal, Agnes M. (EDT)/ Cartagenas, Aloysius Lopez (EDT)/ Geniol, Eric Marcelo O. (EDT)/ Keenan, JaPublisher: Univ of Hawaii PrPublication Date: 2011/05/31Number of Pages: 249Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress: 201033875...read more

Product Description: Offers a deeply personal interpretation of conscience, drawing on Scripture, ethics, psychology, and stories of women s lives to demonstrate the importance of the virtue of creative responsibility.

Product Description: Renowned Washington, DC, pastor and teacher Msgr. Peter Vaghi illuminates the Ten Commandments as ways to live in a deeper relationship with Christ. Like its companion books in the Pillars of Faith series--The Faith We Professand The Sacraments We Celebrate--this third book on the moral life is ideal for use in small groups...read more

Product Description: A manifesto for contemplative ethics, which seeks to integrate spirituality and morality, contemplation and action, goodness and holiness in the lives of believers and the people they serve.

Product Description: This work discusses Thomistic anthropology in relation to contemporary scientific knowledge. The author presents the argument that human-ness and even personhood begins at conception. The ethical implications of this view are also considered...read more