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By mining the rich tradition of virtue ethics, Christopher Vogt uses the virtues of patience, compassion, and hope as a framework for specifying the shape of a good death, and for naming the practices Christians should develop to live well and die well. Bringing together historical, biblical, and contemporary sources in Christian ethics, Vogt provides a long-overdue theological analysis of the ars moriendi or "art of dying" literature of four centuries ago. Through a careful analysis of Luke's passion narrative, Vogt uses Jesus as the primary model for being patient in the face of death and for dying well.
Concern for rare species has been an important part of environmental activism since the first environmental movement began in the 19th century. Now, the protection of rare species is a part of the political goal to preserve biodiversity. This book discusses ethical issues connected with the protection of rare species from a virtue-ethical perspective. It explores the following two questions: What constitutes a good human life together with other species? How can this be realized? The book takes account of both Aristotelian and Christian virtue ethics. (Series: Studies in Religion and the Environment / Studien zur Religion und Umwelt - Vol. 9)
Can the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, legal scholar and moral theologian Cathleen Kaveny argues that it can. In conversation with thinkers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas, Pope John Paul II, and Joseph Raz, she argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity. At the same time, she cautions that wise lawmakers will not enact mandates that are too far out of step with the lived moral values of the actual community. According to Kaveny, the law is best understood as a moral teacher encouraging people to act virtuously, rather than a ...
C O N T E N T S Introduction: Jacques Maritain and Contemporary Challenges to Democracy Laurie Johnston Threading the Needle: Jacques Maritain’s Defense of a Christian and Liberal Democracy Mary Doak Jacques Maritain, “Pure” Nature, and the State’s Teleological Crisis Gilbrian Stoy, CSC Distinct But Not Separate: Rethinking Maritain’s Distinction of Planes to Recover His Democratic Potential Travis Knoll Rescuing Maritain from His Reception History: A Reappraisal of William T. Cavanaugh’s Critique in Torture and Eucharist Brian J. A. Boyd Revisiting Maritain in the Present Context—A Response to Gilbrian Stoy, Travis Knoll, and Brian Boyd William T. Cavanaugh Partners in Forming the People: Jacques Maritain, Saul Alinsky, and the Project of Personalist Democracy Nicholas Hayes-Mota Community Organizing for Democratic Renewal: The Significance of Jacques Maritain’s Support for Saul Alinsky and His Methods Brian Stiltner A Common World is Possible: Maritain, Pope Francis, and the Future of Global Governance Kevin Ahern Catholic Social Teaching: Toward a Decolonial Praxis Alex Mikulich Afterword John T. McGreevy
NON-HUMAN ANIMALS Volume 3, Number 2, June 2014 Edited by John Berkman, Charles C. Camosy, and Celia Deane-Drummond Introduction: Catholic Moral Theology and the Moral Status of Non-Human Animals John Berkman and Celia Deane-Drummond From Theological Speciesism to a Theological Ethology: Where Catholic Moral Theology Needs to Go John Berkman Animals, Evil, and Family Meals Julie Rubio The Use of Non-Human Animals in Biomedical Research: Can Moral Theology Fill the Gap? Charles C. Camosy and Susan Kopp Evolutionary Perspectives on Inter-Morality and Inter-Species Relationships Interrogated in the Light of the Rise and Fall of Homo sapiens sapiens Celia Deane-Drummond Moral Passions: A Thomistic Interpretation of Moral Emotions in Nonhuman and Human Animals Jean Porter Speaking Theologically of Animal Rights James E. Helmer
Virtue:Volume 3, Number 1, January 2014, Edited by David Cloutier and William C. Mattison III. Moral Reason, Person and Virtue: The Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective in the Face of Current Challenges from Neurobiology, Martin Rhonheimer. The Desire for Happiness and the Virtues of the Will, Jean Porter. Elevating and Healing: Reflections on Summa Theologiae I-II q. 109, a. 2, John R. Bowlin. The Case for an Exemplarist Approach to Virtue in Catholic Moral Theology, Patrick M. Clark. After White Supremacy? The Viability of Virtue Ethics for Racial Justice, Maureen H. O'Connell. Ends and Virtues, Angela Knobel. Virtue, Action, and the Human Species, Charles R. Pinches. Progress in the Good: A Defense of the Thomistic Unity Thesis, Andrew Kim. Teresa of Avila's Liberative Humility, Lisa Fullam. Faith, Love, and Stoic Assent: Reconsidering Virtue in the Reformed Tradition, Elizabeth Agnew Cochran. Review Essay: The Resurgence of Virtue in Recent Moral Theology, David Cloutier and William C. Mattison III
Table of Contents SIntroduction: Vocation, Friendship, and the Catholic Moral Tradition Alessandro Rovati and Matthew Philipp Whelan “A Shadowy Sort of Right”: The Ius Necessitatis and Catholic Moral Theology Matthew Philipp Whelan Nurturing Masculinities: Constructing New Narratives of Fatherhood Jacob Kohlhaas Theologies of Labor and the Limits of Capital Nicholas Norman-Krause Sensus Fideli—Whom? Retrieving Insights from Johann Adam Möhler Gina Maria Noia Virtue as Birth Control: An Examination of the Account of Rational Participation as a Component of Natural Law in Humanae Vitae and the Documents of the Papal Commission Arielle Harms Catholic Social Teaching, Liberalism, and Economic Justice Jason A. Heron and Bharat Ranganathan A Good Moral Teacher Must Be a Good Pre-Moral Teacher: On the Pedagogical Limits of US Constitutional Law Jason Menno The Healing Power of the Body of Christ: An Ecclesial and Neurological Argument for Social Connection Despite Social Distancing Christopher Krall, SJ Looking for Good Work: From Matthew Crawford to Pope Francis via Wittgenstein Mark R. Ryan
Ad (Synodalem) Theologiam (Moralem) Promovendam M. Therese Lysaught ORIGINAL ARTICLES “And You, Africans: Who Do You Say Jesus Is?”: The Legacy of Laurenti Magesa for the Future of African Theology SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai A View from the Dunghill: Learning Forbearance in a Synodal Church Christopher McMahon Blade Runner’s Replicant Humanity: Self-Discovery and Moral Formation in a World of Simulation Jean-Pierre Fortin Afrofuturist Worlds: The Diseased Colonial Imagination and Christian Hope Adam Beyt Moral Exemplarism in the Key of Christ Noah Karger Power Literacy in Abuse Prevention Education: Lessons from the Field in the Catholic Safeguarding Response Cathy Melesky Dante, Mark A...
Love Volume 1, Number 2, June 2012 Edited by David Matzko McCarthy and Joshua P. Hochschild Love: A Thomistic Analysis Diane Fritz Cates Movements of Love: A Thomistic Perspective on Eros and Agape William C. Mattison III Love and Poverty: Dorothy Day's Twofold Diakonia Margaret R. Pfeil What's Love Got to Do With It? Situating a Theological Virtue in the Practice of Medicine Brian E. Volck Adoption and the Goods of Birth Holly Taylor Coolman Natural Law and the Language of Love Charles Pinchas and David Matzko McCarthy Review Essay: Love and Recent Developments in Moral Theology Bernard V. Brady
Laudato Si’ insists on a revolutionary human response to the public challenges of our time concerning the ecological crisis. The volume takes up the revolutionary spirit of Pope Francis and speaks to the economic, technological, political, educational, and religious changes needed to overcome the fragile relationships between humans and Earth. This volume identifies various systemic factors that have produced the anthropogenic ecological crisis that threatens the planet and uses the ethical vision of Laudato Si’ to promote practical responses that foster fundamental changes in humanity’s relationships with Earth and each other. The essays address not only the immediate behavioral chang...