Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church: The Plenary Papers from the First Cross-cultural Conference on Catholic Theological Ethics

by James F. Keenan

Overview

On July 8-11, 2006, the first ever truly International Congress of Roman Catholic Ethicists occurred in Padua (see www.catholicethics.com). Four hundred Roman Catholic ethicists from all over the world met to exchange ideas, not under the aegis of the Roman Catholic Church, but under the patronage of a Dutch foundation and UNESCO. These ethicists, caught up in their own specific cultures, recognize the need to confront the challenge of pluralism; to dialogue from and beyond local cultures; and to interconnect within a world church, not dominated solely by a northern paradigm.While many of these ethicists knew of their conference colleagues by reputation and from their writings, this is the first opportunity most will have to meet face to face and engage in cross-cultural dialogue within their discipline. This book explores and discusses further the ideas sparked by this conference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826427663
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/15/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

James F. Keenan, S.J., is professor of theological ethics at Boston College. He was principal editor of Catholic Ethicists on HIV/AIDS Prevention and is the author of numerous books, including The Works of Mercy: The Heart of Catholicism, Moral Wisdom: Lessons and Texts from the Catholic Tradition, Virtues for Ordinary Christians, Commandments of Compassion, Goodness and Rightness in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae, and (with Daniel Harrington) Jesus and Virtue Ethics annd Paul and Virtue Ethics.

Table of Contents

Authors and Acknowledgements

James F. Keenan, S.J.

Introduction: the Conference at Padova

 

Part I: How Can Theological Ethicists Respond to the World's Needs?

 

Antonio Papisca (Italy)

The Needs of the World and the Signs of the Times:

The Challenge of Human Rights

 

Adela Cortina (Spain)

Challenges of Economic Activity in a Global World

 

Henk ten Have (France)

Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

 

II: Moral Theology on the Five Continents

 

Africa

 

Mawuto R. Afan, O.P. (Ivory Coast)

The Main "Building Sites" of Ethics in West Africa

 

Laurenti Magesa (Tanzania)

Locating the Church among the Wretched of the Earth

 

Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe (Congo)

Authenticity and Credibility: Moral Challenges After the African Synod 91

 

Asia

 

Thomas Hong-Soon Han (Korea)

Moral Challenges and the Church in Asia Today,

with a Specific Consideration of Korea

 

Agnes M. Brazal (Philippines)

Globalization and Catholic Theological Ethics

A Southeast Asian Perspective

 

 

 

Clement Campos, C.Ss.R. (India)

Doing Christian Ethics in India's World of Cultural

Complexity and Social Inequality

 

Europe

 

Marciano Vidal, C.Ss.R. (Spain)

Theological Ethics in Europ

Editorial Reviews

"Quite outstanding, can be used profitably in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate moral theology courses ... the publishers deserve praise for excellent production values. The book deserves to become a classic." Grace & Truth

"This is Catholic theology at its best, challenging and embracing what it should not evade" Reviewed by John Greenhalgh in The Catholic Herald, May 2008

mention- Commonweal, Nov. 3, 2006

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