After Vatican II and Veritatis splendor: Five Moral Theology Textbooks

Pedagogy in moral theology follows some of the particular concerns Catholic theologians have had since the Second Vatican Council as well as the aftermath of John Paul II's encyclical on moral theology, Veritatis splendor. Most of the textbooks reviewed here teach virtue, Christian practice, an...

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Main Author: Bennett, Jana M. (Author)
Contributors: Cessario, Romanus 1944- (Bibliographic antecedent) ; Mattison, William C., III 1971- (Bibliographic antecedent) ; McCarthy, David Matzko 1962- (Bibliographic antecedent) ; Rziha, John (Bibliographic antecedent) ; Zuccaro, Cataldo 1953- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2019]
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-84
Review of:Introduction to moral theology (Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2001) (Bennett, Jana M.)
Introducing Moral Theology (Grand Rapids : Baker Publishing Group, 2008) (Bennett, Jana M.)
IxTheo Classification:FB Theological education
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KCC Councils
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCA Ethics
Further subjects:B Book review
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Summary:Pedagogy in moral theology follows some of the particular concerns Catholic theologians have had since the Second Vatican Council as well as the aftermath of John Paul II's encyclical on moral theology, Veritatis splendor. Most of the textbooks reviewed here teach virtue, Christian practice, and Thomas Aquinas's theology, as largely positive responses to the Council and John Paul II. Catholic moral theology thus appears as a relatively stable field, though the authors use multiple approaches. There are, however, some moral theologians offering alternative perspectives on moral theology. One book reviewed here contends with Humanae vitae and resists both Thomas Aquinas's authoritative voice and Veritatis splendor's argument against proportionalist thought. The textbooks offer a range of pedagogical tools for varying student levels. Two of the overall gaps in the field, as indicated by these textbooks, might be more direct engagement with Scripture, and a proper locating of Catholic social teaching within moral theology.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946819885059