A Foundation for Moral Discernment in Catholic Pastoral Ministry
Brings together ethics and pastoral practice in an interactional model that captures the distinctive character of Christian pastoral counseling. This title challenges traditional notions which portray the pastoral minister as an instructor who dispenses the church's moral teaching.
In this comprehensive volume in the Dogmatic Theology series, the late Bavarian theologian Johann Auer (1910-1989) takes up the challenge of presenting an understanding of the nature of the Church that is relevant for our time. Central to his discussion is the Vatican II concept of the Catholic Church as the universal sacrament of salvation. Auer ......
This book argues that Catholic moral theology is a living tradition in which each generation must understand, appropriate and live the Christian message in the light of its own history, culture and time. "The Catholic tradition", argues Curran in this new set of essays, "must be in dialogue with present realities, sometimes criticizing them ......
Aiming to provide a complete history of the Catholic Church in modern Peru, this detailed study examines the roots of the Peruvian church from the post-colonial period of the 1820s to the Pope's first visit in 1985. This social history explores the different ways in which the church has responded to political and social movements in Peru since its ......
On June 1 1992, Edward A. Malloy, CSC, began his second term as president of the University of Notre Dame. ""Culture and Commitment"" is a collection of public addresses given during his first term, 1987-1991. During these years, Malloy has used the opportunity afforded him by his position to discuss at length both the state of higher education ......
Explores the issues of Church authority and the priesthood. This book offers a critique of contemporary Vatican policies, and issues a call for the Church to enter into a greater dialogue with the millions of sincere Catholics who feel increasingly disenfranchised and alienated by a Church they see as out of touch with the real world.
Rather than end the debate over artificial means of contraception once and for all, the encyclical letter ""Humanae Vitae"" only energized the debate when it appeared in 1968, and that debate continues to this day. Janet E. Smith presents a comprehensive review of this issue from a philosophical and theological perspective. Tracing the emergence ......
Moral Absolutes sets forth a vigorous but careful critique of much recent work in moral theology. It is illustrated with examples from the most controversial aspects of Christian moral doctrine, and a frank account is given of the roots of the upheaval in Roman Catholic moral theology in and after the 1960s. Essential reading for students of ......
