Catholic ethics in today's world
By: Jozef D. Zalot , Benedict Guevin.
Contributors: Guevin, Benedict.
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Winona, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780884899594
Subjects: Christian ethics -- Catholic authors
Table of contents: title: What does the Catholic Church really teach?; title: Part I: Foundations; title: The foundations of Christian morality; title: What is morality?; title: Moral philosophy and moral theology; title: Does being a Christian make a difference?; title: The moral act and conscience; title: The moral act; title: Conscience; title: The mistaken conscience; title: Catholic social teaching : an introduction; title: Catholic social teaching : what is it and where does it come from?; title: The principles of Catholic social teaching; title: The strengths of Catholic social teaching; title: Part II: Considering ethics in todays world; title: Business ethics and the American corporation; title: Business ethics and Catholic social teaching; title: Principles of Catholic social teaching for business ethics; title: Catholic social teaching and business ethics : the cases; title: Global economic ethics : debt and structural adjustment; title: Foreign debt; title: Structural adjustment; title: Response from Catholic social teaching; title: Recent developments and hope for the future?; title: Foreign aid, production and trade, and aids; title: The death penalty; title: A brief history of the death penalty in the United States; title: The Supreme Court and the death penalty; title: Arguments for and against the death penalty; title: Catholic social teaching and the death penalty; title: Just war and the presumption of peace; title: Biblical understandings of peace; title: War and peace in Catholic social teaching; title: The challenge of peace; title: The harvest of justice is sown in peace; title: Medical ethics; title: Principles governing the patient-professional relationship; title: General principles regarding the provision of health care; title: Medical issues at the beginning of life; title: Medical issues at the end of life; title: Sexual ethics; title: Persons are bodies and therefore sexual beings; title: Temperance; title: Chastity; title: Issues in sexuality.