Charles E Curran has distinguished himself as the well-known and the controversial Catholic moral theologian in the United States. This title tells the story of Curran, a Catholic priest and theologian who, despite being stripped of his right to teach as a Catholic theologian by the Vatican, remains committed to the Catholic Church.
Traces the history of historicism and its various meanings from the German Enlightenment through its Continental and distinctly American developments to its contemporary postmodern incarnations. This book demonstrates how historicism has forced theology to pioneer methods that specifically acknowledge social locatedness and pragmatic intent.
Written by the author of the widely acclaimed trilogy "Naming the Powers", "Unmasking the Powers", and "Engaging the Powers", this book on Powers, applies the suggestive analysis, "Powers are good; Powers are fallen; Powers must be redeemed", to economics, politics and government, war and peace, personal ethics and ecological and social justice.
Augustine's understanding of the origin of the soul and the nature of its fall looms as one of the most important and controversial questions among Augustinian scholars since Robert J. O'Connell first began publishing on the topic. O'Connell argued that Augustine embraced Plotinus's doctrine that the soul existed before the body and only fell into ......
Traces what the theological giants have said about scripture from the early days of Christianity. This book incorporates diverse discussions about the nature of scripture, its authority, and its interpretation, providing a guide to the variety of views about the Bible throughout the Christian tradition.
Traces what the theological giants have said about scripture from the early days of Christianity. This book incorporates diverse discussions about the nature of scripture, its authority, and its interpretation, providing a guide to the variety of views about the Bible throughout the Christian tradition.
Includes a discussion of fundamental moral theology that looks at the relationship between the church hierarchy and individual moral decision making. This title focuses on practical and pastoral questions that touch on contemporary concerns ranging from abortion to AIDS, divorce, homosexuality, and teenage sexuality.
Augustine's notions of human nature and of person have not received adequate systematic treatment, despite their centrality to all the important areas of his thought. Although he notoriously changed his mind on many major points, his explorations of human nature and person remained central and to a great extent consistent across his mature and ......
Suitable for students, faculty, and scholars who are in search of the developments, thinking, and issues in the world of Christian and religious ethics.
