History and Contemporary Issues

Charles E. Curran is Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, USA.

• PrefacePart I – Historical Studies1. Overview and Historical Development of Moral Theology2. The Historical Development of Catholic Medical Ethics3. The Manual and Casuistry of Aloysius Sabetti4. The Role of the Laity in the Thought of John Courtney Murray5. Catholic Moral Theology in the Past Forty YearsPart II – Contemporary Issues6. Fertility Control7. Is There Any Good News in Recent Documents from the Vatican about Homosexuality?8. Law, Public Policy, and Gay and Lesbian Rights9. The Theory and Practice of Academic Freedom in Catholic Higher Education10. What Is a Catholic College?11. Veritas Splendor: A Revisionist Perspective12. Evangelium Vitae and Its Broader ContextEpilogue: The Future of Moral TheologyIndex