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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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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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 |
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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. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946819885059 |