Moral Theology

"Only in freedom can we direct ourselves toward goodness"

Vatican II:
Constitution on the Church in the Modern World



GENERAL THEORY

The Splendor of Truth 1993 encyclical by Pope John Paul II: Veritatis Splendor

Toward Defining Christian Ethics: An Evaluation of Contrasting Views By Daniel R. Heimbach, Ph.D., Professor of Christian Ethics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in The Global Journal of Classical Theology, 2011

Prejudice as Moral Action in Christian Ethical Decision-Making By Stephanus J. Myburgh in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2010

Conscience First, Then the Pope By Andreas R. Batlogg, S.J. in Stimmen der Zeit, 2010

Reading Kant from a Catholic horizon: Ethics and the Anthropology of Grace By Philip J. Rossi in Theological Studies, March 2010

Some Remarks on Punishment and Freewill in Legal Theory & Classical Christian Theology By John Warwick Montgomery, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Christian Thought, Patrick Henry College, in The Global Journal of Classical Theology, 2010

The Freewill Issue in Theological Perspective By John Warwick Montgomery, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Christian Thought, Patrick Henry College, in The Global Journal of Classical Theology, 2010

Beyond Divine Command Theory: Moral Realism in the Hebrew Bible By Jaco W. Gericke, Faculty of Humanities, North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), South Africa, September 2009

The Prudence of the Entrepreneur As Discernment of the Possible Good By Prof. Dr. Fr. Gianni Manzone Pontificia Università Lateranense, 2009

Imitating Jesus, Yes - But Which Jesus? A Critical Engagement with the Ethics of Richard Burridge in Imitating Jesus: An Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics By Jonathan A. Draper, School of Religion and Theology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009

An Ethics of Forgiveness By J.M. Vorster in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2009

Wisdom and Ethics: The Contribution of Sapiential Ethics for Old Testament Ethics By G. Baumann in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2009

Bonhoeffer's Ethics Not for Show By Andrew Hamilton in Eureka Street, August 2009

Intelligibility in the Natural Law By Dan Fleming, Australian Catholic University, 2008

An African Moral Theology of Inculturation: Methodological Considerations By Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor in Theological Studies, September 2008

A reading of Aquinas in Support of Veritatis Splendor on the Moral Object By William F. Murphy, Jr. in Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Winter 2008

Anselm, God, and the Act of Sin: Interpretive Difficulties By W. Matthews Grant, University of St. Thomas, in The Saint Anselm Journal, Spring 2008

Hypocrisy: 'A Serious Sin' in the Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth By Vimal Tirimanna, CSsR in Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection, October 2008

Are Ethics Central to Your Identity? Some Reform Jews give brief responses to this question, in Reform Judaism Online, 2008

The Global Significance of Natural Law: Opportunities, Quandaries and Directions By Anthony J. Kelly C.Ss.R

Healthy Shame? An Interchange between Elspeth Probyn and Thomas Aquinas By Rev. Dr. Tom Ryan, formerly of the University of Notre Dame Australia, Marist Priest, Adjunct Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University

Ethics and Christology: Rediscovering Jesus in Evolutionary History By J W van Huyssteen in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2008

The Global Significance of Natural Law: Opportunities, Quandaries and Directions By Anthony J. Kelly C.Ss.R., 2008

Healthy Shame? An Interchange between Elspeth Probyn and Thomas Aquinas By Tom Ryan SM in Australian EJournal of Theology, July 2008

Moral Convictions and Evangelical Ethics By Jean-Louis Bruguès in the Proceedings of the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Acquinas on The 'Praeambula Fidei' and the New Apologetics, June 2008, pp. 136-144

Prophesy and Progress in Ethics By John Moffatt SJ in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, July 2008

An African Moral Theology of Inculturation: Methodological Considerations By Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor in Theological Studies, September 2008

Crises and Other Developments By James F. Keenan in Theological Studies, March 2008

When "Meats Are Like Medicines": Vitoria and Lessius on the Role of Food in the Duty to Preserve Life By Julia Fleming in Theological Studies, March 2008

Moral Education beyond the Secular and Sacred Dichotomy By Kimlyn J. Bender, University of Sioux Falls, 2007

Daniel Callahan & Bioethics: Where the Best Arguments Take Him By Paul Lauritzen in Commonweal, June 1, 2007

Fostering a Catholic Commitment to the Common Good: An Approach Rooted in Virtue Ethics By Christopher P. Vogt in Theological Studies, June 2007

Augustine and Anselm on the Essence of Moral Responsibility By Montague Brown, Saint Anselm College, in The Saint Anselm Journal, Spring 2007

Living With Integrity! By Sr. Brenda Walsh, OP, Siena Center, 2007

Prospects of a Christian Ethics of Responsibility (Part 2): An Assessment of Three German Versions By DE de Villiers in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2007

The Resurrection And Moral Theology: Does It Make Any Difference? By Anthony J. Kelly, CSsR in Australian EJournal of Theology, 2007

Moral Aspects of Driving By the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People in People on the Move, August 2007

Practice and Improvise: A Christian Response to the Politics of Morality By Kathleen Roberts Skerrett in Expositions, 2007

Bishop Misses Mark in Assault on Understanding of Conscience By Max Charlesworth in Eureka Street, April 2007

Church Statements Could Be Overrated By Andrew Hamilton in Eureka Street, September 2007

'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' More Sentimental Than Moral? By Andrew Hamilton in Eureka Street, February 2007

Aristotle and Aquinas: Intrinsic Morality Versus God's Morality By Melissa Atkinson, student at Wheeling Jesuit University, 2007

Jesus' Prohibition of Anger: The Person/Sin Distinction from Augustine to Aquinas By William C. III Mattison in Theological Studies, December 2007

Intuition and Moral Theology By Bernard Hoose in Theological Studies, September 2006

Conscience and the Teaching of the Magisterium on Morality By Brian Lewis, retired professor of scripture, theology and ethics on campuses of the present Australian Catholic University

Stakeholders and the Common Good: A Polarity at the Core of Corporate Conscience By Kenneth E. Goodpaster, Koch Endowed Chair in Business Ethics, University of St. Thomas, 2006

Consequentialism By William Haines, The University of Hong Kong

From Ethical Responsibility to Corporate Social Responsibility By Antonio Argandoña, Professor, “la Caixa” Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, 2006

Building the Case for Corporate Social Responsibility By Albert M. Erisman, Director, Center for Integrity in Business, Seattle Pacific University, 2006

The Making of an Ethical Executive By William J. Byron, S.J., Sellinger School of Business and Management, Loyola College in Maryland, 2006

Fraternity: A Moral Understanding of Market Relationships By Luigino Bruni and Robert Sugden, 2006

Prospects of a Christian Ethics of Responsibility (Part 1): An Assessment of an American Version By DE de Villiers in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006

The Role of Worship and Ethics on the Road towards Reconciliation By BA Müller in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006

The Sacred, Religion, and Morality By Romanus Cessario, OP, in Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Fall 2006

Saint Thomas and the Enculturation of the Natural Law: Doing Moral Theology on Earth By Romanus Cessario in the Proceedings of the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Acquinas on The Human Person, Natural Law, Human Rights in a Complex and Globalised World, June 2006, pp. 41-53

Ethics and Virtue Ethics By Ralph M. McInerny in the Proceedings of the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Acquinas on The Human Person, Natural Law, Human Rights in a Complex and Globalised World, June 2006, pp. 177-186

Truth, Conscience and Conversations By Andrew Hamilton in Eureka Street, June 2006

Condoms Discussion Returns to Traditional Moral Norms By Bill Uren in Eureka Street, May 2006

Conscience Perspectives: The Roman Catholic View By Fr Frank Brennan SJ, Professor of Human Rights and Social Justice at the Institute of Legal Studies, Australian Catholic University, 2006
Conscience: A Jewish Perspective By Rabbi Fred Morgan, 2006
Conscience: A Survey of Writers' Perceptions By Jack Opie, 2006

Conscience: Rightly Formed & Otherwise By Darlene Fozard Weaver in Commonweal, September 23, 2005

The Indispensability of Theological Meta-ethical Foundations for Morality By William L. Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California

Skeptical Theism and Moral Skepticism By Nick Trakakis & Yujin Nagasawa, Monash University & Australian National University, Australia

Called into the Freedom of Christ in a Postmodern Age and the Moral Debate By Johann-Albrecht Meylahn in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2005

Honour and Shame By David McIlroy in Cambridge Papers, June 2005

Raising Cain: The Problem of Evil and the Question of Responsibility By Claire Elise Katz in Cross Currents, Summer 2005

The Sacred, Religion, and Morality By Romanus Cessario in the Proceedings of the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Acquinas on The Sacred: Phenomenology, Philosophy, Theology, Mysticism and Culture of the Sacred, June 2005, pp. 173-186

Jung, the Pentateuch and Ethics By Eben Scheffler in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2004

Do Objective Moral Standards Exist in the World Today? By Johnson in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, September 2004

Moral Technology By Islam Hassan El-adaway in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, July-September 2004

Genocide as a Challenge for Ethics By Théoneste Nkeramihigo in Promotio Iustitiae, August 2004

Gambling and the 10th Commandment By Analee B. Dunn in The Global Journal of Classical Theology, 2004

Liberalization and Transformation of Morality in Post-Communist Countries Book by Tadeusz Buksinski, 2003

Christian Doctrines, Ethical Issues, and Human Genetics By Jack Mahoney in Theological Studies, December 2003

A Guide to Moral Decision Making By Chris MacDonald, Ph.D.

Martha Nussbaum and Thomas Aquinas on the Emotions By Carlo Leget in Theological Studies, September 2003

Rethinking Morality's Relationship to Salvation: Josef Fuchs, S.J., on Moral Goodness By Mark E. Graham in Theological Studies, December 2003

Semper Reformanda in a Changing World: Calvin, Usury and Evangelical Moral Theology By The Revd Dr Andrew Goddard in Sung Wook Chung (ed), Alister E McGrath and Evangelical Theology: A Dynamic Engagement, Paternoster Press, 2003

Through a Glass, Darkly: Ethical Intuition and Cultural Relativity By Trevor Greenfield in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, July 2003

Ethics and Life By Isabel (Carmelo Rosa) Renaud, 2002

The Relevance of African Ethics to the Contemporary African Society By James. K. Kigongo, 2002

Heritage and Discovery: A Framework for Moral Theology By Cynthia S.W. Crysdale in Theological Studies, September 2002

Recovering the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Moral Theology By Charles E. Bouchard in Theological Studies, September 2002

Toward Global Ethics By Lisa Sowle Cahill in Theological Studies, June 2002

Moral Values, Moral Development and Education By Marin Calin, 2001

Avoiding Moral Choices: Call in the Ethics Expert - Function of Professional Ethicists Within Society and Individuals' Moral Responsibility By Gordon Marino in Commonweal, March 23, 2001

The Nature And Role Of Applied Ethics In The Public Sector By Nkosinathi Owen Sotshangane, 2001

A Trinitarian Moral Theology By Anthony Kelly, CssR, in Studia Moralia, 2001

A Trinitarian Moral Theology By Anthony Kelly, CssR in Studia Moralia, 2001

Russia on the Threshold: Orthodox Tradition and Protestant Ethics By Leons Gabriel Taivans, Professor of Religious Studies and Church History at the University of Latvia, Riga, 2001

To Close a Generation Gap: Thomists and the New Natural Law Theory By Jude Chua Soo Meng in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, Spring 2001

The Concept of the Person and the Future of Virtue Theory: MacMurray and MacIntyre By Esther McIntosh in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, Fall 2001

Ethical Creativity in a Culture of Uneasy Religious Pluralism, Incomplete Democratization and Economic Injustice By Martin Prozesky, 2000

Appropriation Of Evil: Cooperation's Mirror Image By M. Cathleen Kaveny in Theological Studies, June 2000

A Critique of Moral Reasoning Literature from the Perspective of Catholic Moral Theology By Deacon Gerald E. DeMauro of Voorheesville, New York, in Catholic Social Science Review, 2000

Dei Verbum and Christian Morals By Fr. Benedict Ashley, O.P. in the January/February 2000 issue of The Catholic Dossier

From Human Nature to Authentic Subjectivity in Moral Theology: Insight or Oversight? By Richard Cain, Wheeling Jesuit University, in Catholic Social Science Review, 2000

Religious Ethics and the Scientific Study of Morality By Vincent Jeffries in Catholic Social Science Review, 2000

AIDS in South Africa: Why the Churches Matter By Sarah Ruden in The Christian Century, May 17, 2000

Ethics and the Perfect Moral Law By Harry Bunting, University of Ulster, in Tyndale Bulletin, 2000

Good Conscience or Good Confidence: A Postmodern Re-Thinking of Ethical Reflection By Henry W. Spaulding, II in Wesley Theological Journal, 2000

Morality and Legality: The Political Significance of Their Relationship By Vlastimil Hála, 1999

Making Religion Ethical: The Value Orientation of Religion in Contemporary Society By Huang Songjie, 1999

Church and Ethical Orientation By Werner Schwartz in Ecumenical Review, 1999. Moral formation in the People of God. Moral formation as a key concept in recent ecumenical texts

Ethical Issues In Genetics By Thomas A. Shannon in Theological Studies, March 1999

Roman Catholic Ethics: Three Approaches By Brian Berry inCatholic Practice, March 1999

'God is Love': A Theological Moral Reading of 1 John By Anthony Kelly, CssR in Studia Moralia, June 1999

Ethics By Donald X. Burt, OSA. Chapter 3 of Friendship and Society: An Introduction to Augustine's Practical Philosophy, 1999

On Making Moral Decisions By Rowan Williams in Anglican Theological Review, Spring 1999

The Moral Primacy of Basic Respect By Stephen J. Pope in Cross Currents, Spring 1999

Why Be Good? By Kenneth Strike, Professor of Philosophy of Education at Cornell University, in McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, vol 2, 1999

Secularization and Moral Hope By Eamonn Callan, Professor of Philosophy of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, in McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, vol 2, 1999

The Universalism of John Paul II and the United Nations: Towards a New Intellectual-Ethical Environment By Janus Kuczynski, 1998

Christian Ethics in a Pluralistic Society: Towards a Theology of Compromise By Patrick J Hartin, Religious Studies Department at Gonzaga University, in Religion and Theology

Love as the Horizon of Moral Education and Character Development, edited by Kuis Ugalde, Nicolas Barros, George F. McLean, 1998. Includes
1. Moral Education and the Challenge of the 21st Century By Luis Ugalde
2. Anthropological Perspective on Culture and Moral Education in a Critical Era By José Luis Vethencourt
3. Moral Education and the Challenge of the 21st Century: An Interdisciplinary Perspective By Luis Castro Leyva
4. Education and Moral Excellence: Human Fulfillment as the Fundamental Challenge of the XXIst Century By Jose Maria Sanchez
5. Some Preliminary Considerations Respecting the Nature and Role of Education in Peaceful Development By Henry C. Johnson, Jr.
6. The Social and Cultural Effects of Advertising By Jeremiah O'Sullivan R.
7. The Christian Commandment of Love: the Realization of the Person and the Common Good By Alberto Munera D.
8. Love and the Christian Development of Community By Jose Ayestaran, S.J. 9. Moral Education as Human Fulfillment: the Fundamental Challenge of the 21st Century By Nicolas Barros M.
10. The Person and Moral Growth: the Dynamic Interaction of Values and Virtues By George F. McLean
11. Family Values in Venezuelan Urban Neighborhoods By Alejandro Moreno O., S.D.B.
12. An Inquiry on Family Values in Venezuela By Hector Rodriguez
13. Structures of Cognitive and Moral Development By Anibal Puente
Note to Chapter 13. Structures of Cognitive Moral and Religious Development By P. Luis Azagra, S.J.
14. An Evaluation of Cognitive Development and Moral Education By Roberto Zapata G.
15. An Integrated Psychological Model of Moral Development and Gender Differences in Moral Education By Mary Brabeck
16. Moral Development as the Nurturing of Moral Imagination: Moral Education and Cultural Inheritance, and the Transmission of Values By Henry C. Johnson

Double-Effect Reasoning from Jean Pierre Gury to Peter Knauer By Christopher Kaczor in Theological Studies, June 1998

Moral Theology Out of Western Europe By James F. Keenan and Thomas R. Kopfensteiner in Theological Studies, March 1998

The Tarnished Golden Rule : The Inescapable Radicalness of Christian Ethics By John Topel in Theological Studies, September 1998

The Decalogue: Commandments or Challenges? By Leonard Felder in Word & World, Winter 1998

God – The Foundational Ethical Question after the Holocaust By John T. Pawlikowski in SIDIC Periodical, 1998

Spirit and Flesh: Toward a Post-Shoah, Post-Modern Incarnational Ethic By James Bernauer in SIDIC Periodical, 1998

Auschwitz from a Nuremberg Perspective: Ethical Implications for Medicine By Etienne Lepicar in SIDIC Periodical, 1998

Proper Function, Natural Reason, and Evils as Extrinsic Goods By Edward N. Martin, Ph.D., Philosophy Department, Trinity College & Seminary, Newburgh, IN, in The Global Journal of Classical Theology, 1998

St. Augustine's Free Will Theodicy and Natural Evil By Robert Francis Allen, University of Detroit Mercy

Feminist Ethics at Thirty: A Retrospective By Michael E. Allsopp, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD

Moral Development and Economic Ethics By Richard A. Graham, 1997

Virtues in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas By Thomas F. O'Meara in Theological Studies, June 1997

Contested Positions: Modernity, Postmodernity, and the Feminist Critique of Saintly Ethics By Marsha Aileen Hewitt, Trinity College, Toronto, Canada, in Marburg Journal of Religion, May 1997

Unacknowledged Conflicts: Prayer and Morality By Janet K. Ruffing in The Way, 1997

Virtue Ethics and its Significance for Spirituality By Jean Porter in The Way, 1997

The Moral Journey By Vincent Macnamara in The Way, 1997

Scripture, Ethics and Spirituality By Dorothy A. Lee in The Way, 1997

Gender and Ethics in Spirituality By Linda Hogan in The Way, 1997

Sermons and Ethics By Leslie Griffiths in The Way, 1997

The Fire Within: Discovering Adult Freedom Before God By Elizabeth E. M.Carr in The Way, 1997

"Direct" and "indirect" in Grisez's Moral Theory By Jean Porter in Theological Studies, December 1996

Normative Ethics and Objective Reason, edited by George F. McLean, 1996. Includes
1. Pragmatic Tests and Ethical Insights By Abraham Edel
2. Naturalism, Situation Ethics and Value Theory By Joseph Fletcher
3. The Character of Moral Reasoning By Vincent C. Punzo
4. Humanism and Ethics By Howard L. Parsons
5. Moral Agreement Under a Diversity of Values By Peter Caws
6. The Person, Moral Growth and Character Development By George F. McLean
7. The Foundations of Moral Judgment By David Schindler
8. The Human Good and Moral Choice By John Farrelly
9. What Makes the Human Person a Being of Moral Worth By William E. May
10. Reason as Norm By Vernon J. Bourke
11. A Contemporary Natural-Law Ethics By Germain G. Grisez
12. Ethics and Prudence By Patrick J. Coffey
13. Positive Law in Natural Law By John T. Noonan

Two Traditions: Historical Consciousness Meets the Immutable By Charles E. Curran in Commonweal, Oct 11, 1996

Following Paul: Some Notes on Ethics Then and Now By Sally B. Purvis in Word & World, Fall 1996

Personalist Ethics and Human Subjectivity, edited by George F. McLean, 1996. Includes
1. Affectivity: The Power Base of Moral Behavior By Sebastian A. Samay
2. A Phenomenology of Moral Sensibility: Moral Emotion By John D. Caputo
3. Conscience as Principle of Moral Action By Austin Fagothy
4. Aesthetic Sensitivity as Completion of Ethical Freedom By George F. McLean
5. Psychological and Psychosocial Factors in Ethical Commitment By William L. Kelly
6. Process Thought in Ethics By Eulalio R. Baltazar
7. Process and Normative Ethics By John B. Cobb
8. Ethics and Social Values: Scheler and Ricoeur By Robert D. Sweeney
9. Ethics and a Secular Christianity By Paul M. Van Buren
10. Absurdity versus Ambiguity: Reflections on the Ethical Views of Sartre and Camus By Joseph J. Kockelmans
11. The Ethical Person as Source of Religious Insight By Maurice Nédoncelle
12. On the Integrity of Morality in Relation to Religion By David Schindler
13. Is There a Christian Ethics? By James M. Gustafson
14. Ethics, Religion and Christian Faith By John B. Cobb
15. Ethics and Moral Theology By Charles Curran
16. Christianity and Moral Values: A Clarification of Their Status and Priority, Hierarchy and Application By Bernard Häring
Appendix: Contemplation as Fulfillment of the Human Person By Gerald F. Stanley

The Deficient Cause of Moral Evil According to Thomas Aquinas Book by Edward Cook, 1996

Divine-Command, Natural-Law, and Mutual-Love Ethics By Edward Collins Vacek in Theological Studies, December 1996

Playing God: Divine Activity, Human Activity, and Christian Ethics By Joseph M. Incandela in Cross Currents, Spring 1996

Natural Law and Judaism: The Case of Maimonides By Milton R. Konvitz in Judaism, Winter 1996

Ordinary and Extraordinary Means and the Quality of Life By Kevin W. Wildes in Theological Studies, September 1996

Theological Sources of John Courtney Murray's Ethics By J. Leon Hooper in Theological Studies, March 1996

The Return of Casuistry By James F. Keenan in Theological Studies, March 1996

The Poverty of Christian Individualist Morality and an African Alternative By Theophilus Okere, 1995

Get a Life: The Pope's Moral Vision By J. Bryan Hehir in Commonweal, May 19, 1995

Ethics and Genetics By Bernard Hoose in The Way, 1995

The Ecumenical Dialogue on Moral Issues: Potential Sources of Common Witness or of Division A Study Document of the Joint Working Group Between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches, September 1995

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 3, Section 1 Articles: Man--The image of God. Our vocation to beatitude. Man's freedom. The morality of human acts. The morality of the passions. Moral conscience. The virtues. Sin. Participation in social life. Social Justice. The moral law. Grace and justification. The Church, mother and teacher

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 3, Section 2 The Ten Commandments

Morality in the Catechism of the Catholic Church A Guide prepared by Gerald Darring

Proposing Cardinal Virtues By James F. Keenan in Theological Studies, December 1995

The Freedom to Say "No"? Karl Rahner's Doctrine of Sin By Ron Highfield in Theological Studies, September 1995

Ethical Issues in Health-Care Restructuring By M. Cathleen Kaveny in Theological Studies, March 1995

Jesus and Christian Ethics By William C. Spohn in Theological Studies, March 1995

Ethics and Liberation Theology By Thomas L. Schubeck in Theological Studies, March 1995

The Autonomy of Ethics and of the Moral Subject By Tadeusz Styczen, 1994

The Positivist Tradition in Czech Ethics Chapter 11 of Czech Philosophy in the XXth Century, 1994

The Status of Principles in Confucian Ethics By A.S. Cua, 1994

Morality and Ethics according to Shota Rustaveli's Epic "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" By Paata Chkheidze, 1994

The Moral Aspect of Philosophy By Ghia Nodia, 1994

Morality and Public Life in a Time of Change Book edited by Vassil Prodanov, A Sen Davidov, 1994. Includes
1. Morality and Politics in a Changing World By Vassil Prodanov
2. Political Conformism in a Totalitarian-Bureaucratic Society By Alexandar Mirchev
3. Socialism and Modern Civilization: Old "Idols" and New Realities By Vassil Vichev
4. Moral Values and the Post-Cummunist Person By Kiril Neshev
5. Moral Values in the Field of Social Relations: The Objectivity of Values By Dimitar Georgiev
6. Values and Social Innovations in the Contemporary World By Maxim Lazarov
7. Dilemmas in Striving for Success: Social Achievement and Role Conflict By Alexander Marinov
8. Social Change and Moral Education By Emilia Marinova
9. The Moral Culture of the Person By Dimitar Stankov
Epilogue. The Guilty Spirit: Crossroads of the Post-totalitarian Intellectuals By Asen Davidov

Ecclesiology And Ethics In 1 Corinthians By Richard B. Hays in Ex Auditu

Morality and Conscience Pastoral letter by Bishop John R. Keating of Arlington, Virginia, 1994

Morality and Social Transformation: Harmony, Evil and the Emergence of New Life Chapter 5 of Tradition, Harmony and Transcendence by George F. McLean, 1994

Values in Theology and Religious Education By Joseph L. Roche, S.J., 1994

Some Early Reactions to 'Veritatis Splendor' By Richard Arthur McCormick in Theological Studies, September 1994

Scotus's Method in Ethics: Not to Play God - A Reply to Thomas Shannon By Ansgar Santogrossi in Theological Studies, June 1994

The Splendor of Accuracy: An Examination of the Assertions Made by Veritas Splendor By Peter Hebblethwaite in National Catholic Reporter, Oct 7, 1994

Probabilism: The Right to Know of Moral Options Chapter from a book by Philip S Kaufman, OSB, of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota

Veritatis Splendor: Sexuality, Justice, and Power A critique of the encyclical

Veritatis Splendor - Pope John Paul II's Encyclical on Morality By Lawrence S. Cunningham, Joseph A. Komonchak, Charles E. Curran, Dennis M. Doyle, Janet E. Smith, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Stanley Hauerwas, Anne E. Patrick in Commonweal, Oct 22, 1993

Veritatis Splendor - Pope John Paul II's Encyclical on Morality Editorial in Commonweal, Oct 22, 1993

What Is a Good Conscience? Analysis of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's Views on Morality By Sidney Callahan in Commonweal, Oct 8, 1993

The Real Test of the Akedah: Blind Obedience Versus Moral Choice By Lippman Bodoff in Judaism, Winter 1993

The Magisterium and Morality By William C. Spohn in Theological Studies, March 1993

Method in Ethics: A Scotistic Contribution By Thomas A. Shannon in Theological Studies, June 1993

The Function of the Principle of Double Effect By James F. Keenan in Theological Studies, June 1993

Moral Methodology and Pastoral Responsiveness: The Case of Abortion and the Care of Children By Todd David Whitmore in Theological Studies, June 1993

Globalization and the Autonomy of Moral Reasoning: An Essay in Fundamental Moral Theology By Thomas R. Kopfensteiner in Theological Studies, September 1993

Development in Moral Doctrine By John T. Noonan, Jr in Theological Studies, December 1993

Infallibility Boosted in Leaked Encyclical: 'Splendor of Truth' Arrays Self against Modern Moral Trends By Peter Hebblethwaite in National Catholic Reporter, August 13, 1993

Echoes of Old Showdown Haunt New Encyclical By Peter Hebblethwaite in National Catholic Reporter, August 27, 1993

Discipline, Not Doctrine, Is Nub of Pope's New Encyclical By Peter Hebblethwaite in National Catholic Reporter, Oct 1, 1993

Encyclical Nails Objective Right and Wrong: Roles of Theologians, Conscience Shrivel By Peter Hebblethwaite in National Catholic Reporter, Oct 8, 1993

Document Begs Many Legitimate Moral Questions By Richard A. McCormick in National Catholic Reporter, Oct 15, 1993

Contraception a Baby among Church's Sins: New Encyclical Out of Step with Tradition By Andrew M. Greeley in National Catholic Reporter, Oct 15, 1993

'Veritatis Splendor' Draws Cheers and Jeers; Some Moral Theologians Say It Misses the Mark National Catholic Reporter, Oct 15, 1993

Church's Second Millenium Often Contradicts the First By Peter Hebblethwaite in National Catholic Reporter, Oct 15, 1993

Pope's New Encyclical Has Little to Do with Real World By Colman McCarthy in National Catholic Reporter, Oct 29, 1993

Encyclical's One Aim: Assent and Submission By Bernard Haring in National Catholic Reporter, Nov 5, 1993

Wesley's General Rules: Paradigm for Postmodern Ethics By Christopher P. Momany in Wesley Theological Journal, 1993

Pirkei Avot: Ethics of the Fathers Six chapters of Jewish insights into the ethics of the Torah

Self-Transcendence and Morality: Human Creativity in Nietzschean and Confucian Thought By Lik Kuen, Tong, Fairfield University, Conn, 1992

Principles of a Creative Morality By Eliot Deutsch, University of Hawaii, 1992

Cultural heritage and Contemporary Life: The Moral Continuum By A. T. Dalfovo, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 1992

Christian Ethics: The Last Ten Years By James F. Keenan in The Way, 1992

Chinese Foundations for Moral Education and Character Development Book edited by Tran Van Doan, Vincent Shen, George F. McLean, 1991. Includes
1. The Metaphysical Foundations of Traditional Chinese Moral Education By Peter Kun-Yu Woo, National Taiwan Univ
2. Human Nature and Human Education: On Human Nature As Tending Toward Goodness in Classical Confucianism By Pei-Jung Fu, National Taiwan Univ.
3. Hsin-Techniques and Hsin-Leadership Psychological Aspects of Confucian Moral Philosophy By Hang Thaddeus T'ui-chieh, National Chengchi University
4. Developmental Psychology and Knowledge of Being By John Farrelly, St. Anselm's Abbey
5. The Person and Moral Growth By George F. McLean, CUA
6. Anthropological Foundation of Moral Education Responding to Rapid Technological Development By Vincent Shen, National Chengchi Univ.
7. The Ideological Education and Moral Education By Tran Van Doan, National Taiwan Univ.
8. Higher Moral Education in Taiwan By Arnold Sprenger, Fu Jen Univ.
9. In Defense of Character Development By Kevin Ryan, Boston Univ.

Christian Virtue: John Wesley and the Alexandrian Tradition By David Bundy in Wesley Theological Journal, 1991

Human Nature Reflected in Moral Experience By John Farrelly, De Salles Hall, Washington, 1989

The Concept of an Eco-ethics and the Development of Moral Thought By Tomonobu Imamichi, Emeritus, University of Tokyo, 1989

Called to Be Holy: The Reconvergence of Christian Morality and Spirituality By Michael K. Duffey, Marquette University, in Spirituality Today, 1986

Wesley's Platonic Conception of the Moral Law By Kenneth J. Collins in Wesley Theological Journal, 1986

Towards an Adult Conscience By Kevin Kelly in The Way, 1985

Sin and Conversion By Peter McVerry in The Way, 1984

Conversion And Christian Ethics By James P. Hanigan in Theology Today, 1983

Holy Living: The Adequate Ethic By Laurence K. Mullen in Wesley Theological Journal, 1979

The Ethicist as Theologian By Stanley Hauerwas in The Christian Century, April 23, 1975

Luther's Ethic in Present Day Crisis By Gotthold Muller in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1973

Crime, Individual Culpability and Punishment By G. Roy Sumpter, Youngstown State University, in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1973

John Wesley's Concept of Liberty of Conscience By Leon O. Hynson in Wesley Theological Journal, 1972

Ethics in a Wesleyan Context By H. Ray Dunning in Wesley Theological Journal, 1970

The Problem Of Ethics Today By Charles C. West in Theology Today, 1968

The New Morality in Historical Perspective By Merne A. Harris in Wesley Theological Journal, 1967

The New Morality in Sociological Perspective By Gilbert M. James in Wesley Theological Journal, 1967

The Biblical Morality, Its Continuing Validity By Charles W. Carter in Wesley Theological Journal, 1967

Biblical Concepts of Sin By Kenneth Kinghorn in Wesley Theological Journal, 1966

Sin in Believers By Leo G. Cox in Wesley Theological Journal, 1966

God and the Good: Does Morality Need Religion? By Kai Nielsen in Theology Today, 1964

The Decalogue As Morality and Ethics By by Kenneth C. Bailey in Theology Today, 1963

Articles from Issues in Ethics, a publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University:
----------- What Is Ethics?
----------- Thinking Ethically
----------- Thinking Ethically: A Framework for Moral Decision Making
----------- A Framework for Ethical Decision Making
----------- Conscience and Authority
----------- Ethics and Virtue
----------- Ethical Relativism
----------- The Utilitarian Approach to Ethics
----------- The Horizon of Faith
----------- Lying
----------- Cheating Themselves
----------- Everyday Ethics: Morality Requires Regular Reflection
--------------on the Day-to-Day Decisions That Confront Us.


Ethics Updates Great source for ethical theory and applied ethics.

Articles from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia:
Ethics---------- Morality---------- Sin

Free Will By Joseph Jacobs and Isaac Broydé in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906

Sin By Joseph Jacobs and Judah David Eisenstein in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906

The Seven Deadly Sins History and explanation of the list

Sin Mennonite Confesion of Faith; Article 7

Baltimore Catechism on the Commandments of God

World Scripture: Morality

Journal of Buddhist Ethics The first academic journal dedicated entirely to Buddhist ethics, and is innovative in adopting a totally electronic mode of publication.

Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science Research Ethics. Cases. Moral Leaders. Problems. Corporate Settings. Ethical Codes. Diversity. Essays. Education. Colloquia.

Media Ethics Online Links to various sites

The Jewish Ethics Challenge: Where Do You Stand? A wonderful set of ethical dilemmas, appropriate not just for Jews

Christian Theology and Morality Where Christian Theology and Morality rooted in the best of the past looks at contemporary problems ranging from human origins to birth control

EthicsWeb Applied ethics resources on WWW



BIRTH AND DEATH ISSUES

Issues in Care for the Beginning of Life United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 2001

Issues in Care for the Dying United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 2001

Death and Dying Issues 1991 pastoral letter by Bishop James T. McHugh of Camden

Statement on the Life, Death and the Treatment of Dying Patients 1989 statement by the bishops of Florida

Abortion Theology Library links

Euthanasia Theology Library links

Aid in Dying: Physician-Assisted Suicide Confronts High Court and Public With Moral Questions By Michael J. Meyer. Article from Issues in Ethics, a publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University

Caring at the End: How the Schiavo Case Undermined Catholic Teaching By Paul Lauritzen in Commonweal, March 10, 2006

Assisted Nutrition and Hydration and the Catholic Tradition By Thomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter in Theological Studies, September 2005

Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and the Law By M. Cathleen Kaveny in Theological Studies, March 1997

End of Life This entire issue of Issues in Ethics is devoted to end-of-life questions from a variety of different perspectives

Returning the Gift of Life By Robert Halliday in Ars Disputandi, 2004

Euthanasia & End of Life Issues By the Catholic bishops of Ohio

The Signs of Death Proceedings of the Working Group, The Pontifical Academy of Sciences, September 2006


MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

Alphonsian Academy The Alphonsian Academy is a Higher Institute of Moral Theology located in Rome, Italy, founded in 1949 by the Redemptorists. Since 1960, it has specialized in moral theology as a part of the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Lateran University. The Academy grants both the licentiate and the doctoral degrees in moral theology.

Ethics Connection From the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Contains publications, interactive dialogue, a database of ethical links, and much more.

Issues in Ethics A publication of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Current and back issues are online, with articles covering all aspects of morality.

Thinking Ethically about Technology By John Haas

Center for Global Ethics The CENTER FOR GLOBAL ETHICS coordinates the work of thinkers, scholars and activists from around the world, who are working to define, implement and promote policies of responsible global citizenship

Bank of Catholic Moral Theology Questions Over 600 questions covering nine topics, with two types of inquiry: multiple choice and free response. A free service offered to all certified religion teachers. To proceed beyond the opening page you will need a password. Bona Fide theology teachers may request a password, at no charge, by sending an application letter to the bank's creator, Brother Malcolm Melcher, S.C.

Ethics on the World Wide Web From the School of Communications at California State University, Fullerton

Resources for Catholic Educators: Moral Issues

Ethical Links From the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University

Moral Theology / Ethics From Theology.ie


Social Ethics
Sexual Ethics
Medical Ethics
Business Ethics


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