This volume compiles writings by leading moral theologians and ethicists on an important, emerging topic in the field of ethics. As spirituality asserts its broad humanistic interdisciplinarity, and moral theology emerges from its fixation on sin to address broader questions of human formation and Christian discipleship, the need for the two disciplines to be in dialogue is clear.
This volume compiles writings by leading moral theologians and ethicists on an important, emerging topic in the field of ethics. As spirituality asserts its broad humanistic interdisciplinarity, and moral theology emerges from its fixation on sin to address broader questions of human formation and Christian discipleship, the need for the two disciplines to be in dialogue is clear.
Presents points of view on the sensus fidelium from a wide range of theologians and pastors and makes an outstanding contribution by widening its application to ethical and not only doctrinal issues.
In the wake of Pope Francis's revival of the synod process and its attendant consultation of the Catholic laity in preparation for the Synod on the Family, The Sensus Fidelium and Moral Theology is an especially timely book. By presenting points of view on the sensus fidelium from a wide range of theologians and pastors, it makes an outstanding contribution by widening its application to ethical and not only doctrinal issues.
This book responds to the contemporary emphasis on the importance of theology at the margins. In the Catholic world, this emphasis began with liberation theology in Latin America and has recently found a home in the United States. Liberation theologians' insistence that the proper starting point for theology is standing with and alongside the poor and marginalized is echoed in another point of increased interest in contemporary moral theology: the role of experience in ethics. While experience h...
This book responds to the contemporary emphasis on the importance of theology at the margins. In the Catholic world, this emphasis began with liberation theology in Latin America and has recently found a home in the United States. Liberation theologians' insistence that the proper starting point for theology is standing with and alongside the poor and marginalized is echoed in another point of increased interest in contemporary moral theology: the role of experience in ethics. While experience h...
