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The Origins of Moral Theology in the United States
Charles E. Curran
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Description for The Origins of Moral Theology in the United States
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States. This title traces the historical development of moral theology which offers a legal model of morality including an emphasis on canon law. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
Charles E. Curran presents the first in-depth analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States, focusing on three significant figures in the late nineteenth century and demonstrating that methodological pluralism and theological diversity existed in the Church even then. Curran begins by tracing the historical development of moral theology, especially as presented in nineteenth-century manuals of moral theology, which offered a legal model of morality including a heavy emphasis on canon law. He then probes the different approaches and ideas of three important writers: Aloysius Sabetti, a Jesuit who was a typical, as well as the ... Read more
Charles E. Curran presents the first in-depth analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States, focusing on three significant figures in the late nineteenth century and demonstrating that methodological pluralism and theological diversity existed in the Church even then. Curran begins by tracing the historical development of moral theology, especially as presented in nineteenth-century manuals of moral theology, which offered a legal model of morality including a heavy emphasis on canon law. He then probes the different approaches and ideas of three important writers: Aloysius Sabetti, a Jesuit who was a typical, as well as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Moral Traditions Series
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878406357
SKU
V9780878406357
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About Charles E. Curran
Charles E. Curran is Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values at Southern Methodist University.
Reviews for The Origins of Moral Theology in the United States
A significant contribution to our understanding of the development of both moral theology and modern Roman Catholicism. Journal of Ecclesiastical History