Moral theology after Humanae Vitae
Subtitle: fundamental issues in moral theory and sexual ethics
By: D. Vincent Twomey
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781846822018
Subjects: Sexualethik; Humanae vitae (Catholic Church. Pope (1963-1978 : Paul VI)); Christian ethics; Catholic Church. Pope (1963-1978 : Paul VI); Catholic authors; Moraltheologie; Geburtenregelung; Sexual ethics; Birth control; Catholic Church
Description: "The author discusses some of the major developments in fundamental moral theology which were sparked off by the publication of the hugely controversial encyclical, Humanae Vitae (1968), as well as the impact of its rejection by many leading moral theologians. Within the broader cultural background of modernity, Professor Twomey analyses this dissent and attempts to sketch an alternative moral theology based on the recovery of virtue as the context for moral reflection and on a new appreciation of the nature of sexuality. He also attempts a positive appreciation of the generally neglected 'doctrinal content' of Pope Paul VI's encyclical that shook the world when it appeared in order to explain why Humanae Vitae remains to this day a sign of contradiction within the Church and beyond."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.
Table of contents: title: The cultural background; title: Some fundamental considerations; title: The crisis in moral theology; title: Towards a renewal of moral theology; title: New attitudes to human sexuality; title: The passion of love; title: The virtue of chastity revisited; title: The theological vision of Humanae vitae.