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The Ethical Commonwealth, The "Son Of God," And The Social Empowerment Of Human Freedom, Philip Rossi Aug 2019

The Ethical Commonwealth, The "Son Of God," And The Social Empowerment Of Human Freedom, Philip Rossi

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

In the account of a critically disciplined religion that Kant presents in Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason, he accords significance to the “Son of God” (the term he uses to refer to Jesus in this text) as a function of the moral accountability that human agents have for the good and for the evil that issues from their conduct. Such accountability, as Kant tersely puts it, bears most notably upon the shaping of one’s moral character through an entire life: “The human being must make or have made himself into whatever he is or should become in a …


Review Of Kant And The Question Of Theology, Edited By Chris L. Firestone, Nathan A. Jacobs And James H. Joiner, Philip Rossi Jul 2019

Review Of Kant And The Question Of Theology, Edited By Chris L. Firestone, Nathan A. Jacobs And James H. Joiner, Philip Rossi

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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From Vatican Ii To Amoris Laetitia: The Catholic Social And Sexual Ethics Division And A Way Of Ecclesial Interconnection, Alexandre Andrade Martins Jul 2019

From Vatican Ii To Amoris Laetitia: The Catholic Social And Sexual Ethics Division And A Way Of Ecclesial Interconnection, Alexandre Andrade Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This paper navigates the development of ethical issues during Vatican II and the impulse to develop a new moral theology just after the Council. This paper argues, on one hand, that Gaudium et Spes develops a new moral theology based on the imperative of conscience mediated by faith in issues of social ethics. On the other hand, the old moral orientation was preserved on sexual ethics. After the council, these two moral faces have led magisterial teaching to two different paths that can be seen chronologically in approaches used for issues of social and sexual ethics. Vatican II encouraged a …


The Nature And Operation Of Structural Sin: Additional Insights From Theology And Moral Psychology, Conor M. Kelly Jun 2019

The Nature And Operation Of Structural Sin: Additional Insights From Theology And Moral Psychology, Conor M. Kelly

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

Recent work has improved the understanding of social structures in theological discourse, but ambiguity persists with respect to structures of sin. Here, a revised definition of structural sin reconnects this concept with its theological roots, adding clarity to the nature of structural sin and strengthening the moral weight of the term. Parallels with fMRI research in the field of moral psychology then refine the existing account of the operation of structural sin. Together, these insights aid in the identification of structures of sin and improve efforts to combat their influence.


Book Review Of Interrupting Capitalism: Catholic Social Thought And The Economy. By Matthew A. Shadle, Kate Ward Jun 2019

Book Review Of Interrupting Capitalism: Catholic Social Thought And The Economy. By Matthew A. Shadle, Kate Ward

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Thinking And Feeling With The Church (Sentire Cum Ecclesia), Susan K. Wood Feb 2019

Thinking And Feeling With The Church (Sentire Cum Ecclesia), Susan K. Wood

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Ethics And Public Discourse: Building A Bridge Between Theology And The Destitute Sick, Alexandre A. Martins Jan 2019

Ethics And Public Discourse: Building A Bridge Between Theology And The Destitute Sick, Alexandre A. Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Catholic Social Ethics And Public Health: Searching For A Liberating Bioethics, Alexandre Andrade Martins Jan 2019

Catholic Social Ethics And Public Health: Searching For A Liberating Bioethics, Alexandre Andrade Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This article argues that the option for the poor offers an ethical imperative to analyze bioethical issues that are not restricted to the traditional discussion on the use of medical technology and the health professional-patient relationship. The author presents a bioethics in a liberationist key that integrates Catholic social teaching into healthcare issues and ethical challenges to promote justice through a public system based on the right to healthcare. This essay be­gins by examining the option for the poor, presented by Catholic social teaching, and how it relates to healthcare. Then, it analyses data and studies showing the relationship between …


The Leftist Political Parties In Light Of Simone Weil's Criticism: The Workers' Party Case, Alexandre A. Martins Jan 2019

The Leftist Political Parties In Light Of Simone Weil's Criticism: The Workers' Party Case, Alexandre A. Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

Given the socio-political context of Latin American countries and their leftist and center-leftist parties that had governed some countries since the beginning of the 2000’s, this essay will present Simone Weil’s anthropology of a rooted people towards social justice guided by a spirituality of supernatural justice. This anthropology supports her criticism of political parties that this essay will use to examine the Brazilian context and its Workers’ Party that gov­erned the country for over thirteen years and ended its tenure after a process of impeachment. Although Simone Weil seems to be pessimistic as to whether multiparty or monoparty political systems …


Educating For Ecological Responsibility: Bernard Lonergan, Pope Francis, And A Local Case Study Prompted By A Global Reality, Jame Schaefer Jan 2019

Educating For Ecological Responsibility: Bernard Lonergan, Pope Francis, And A Local Case Study Prompted By A Global Reality, Jame Schaefer

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

Bernard Lonergan’s philosophy of knowing and Pope Francis’s magisterial teachings yield a complementary trajectory toward educating for ecological responsibility. A concrete example was demonstrated by students in the capstone seminar required for the Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Ethics (INEE) at Marquette University in Spring 2017. After exploring Lonergan’s explanation of responsibility, his philosophy of education in which he underscores the need to integrate different ways of knowing, and the pope’s call for “integral ecology” when addressing and acting on ecological problems, the INEE seminar and its outcomes are described. They demonstrate local ways in which individuals and their religious communities …


The Imperative Connection Between Scripture And Ethics In A Catholic Context, Conor M. Kelly Jan 2019

The Imperative Connection Between Scripture And Ethics In A Catholic Context, Conor M. Kelly

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


A Response To Professor Levering, Marcus Plested Jan 2019

A Response To Professor Levering, Marcus Plested

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Virtue Ethics In Social Contexts, Kate Ward Jan 2019

Virtue Ethics In Social Contexts, Kate Ward

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Scotosis And Structural Inequality: The Dangers Of Bias In A Globalized Age, Kate Ward Jan 2019

Scotosis And Structural Inequality: The Dangers Of Bias In A Globalized Age, Kate Ward

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


John’S Gospel And The Ethics Of Freedom And Love, Alexandre A. Martins Jan 2019

John’S Gospel And The Ethics Of Freedom And Love, Alexandre A. Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Grace At The End Of Life: Rethinking Ordinary And Extraordinary Means In A Global Context, Conor M. Kelly Jan 2019

Grace At The End Of Life: Rethinking Ordinary And Extraordinary Means In A Global Context, Conor M. Kelly

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


On Pediatric Vaccines And Catholic Social Teaching, Conor M. Kelly Dec 2018

On Pediatric Vaccines And Catholic Social Teaching, Conor M. Kelly

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

Determining whether, and when, to get one's children vaccinated has become an increasingly controversial decision, often leaving parents fearful of making the “wrong” choice. Part of the challenge stems from the fact that what is rationally optimal for an individual is inherently at odds with the best outcome for the community, meaning that if everyone acted out of self-interest with respect to pediatric vaccines, communal health would suffer significantly. Given these tensions, the issue of pediatric vaccines benefits greatly from the nuanced assessment of Catholic social teaching. Specifically, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace's “four permanent principles” of human …


A Soldier’S Faith: The Civil War Experiences And Reflections Of William Porcher Dubose, Robert B. Slocum Nov 2018

A Soldier’S Faith: The Civil War Experiences And Reflections Of William Porcher Dubose, Robert B. Slocum

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

The noted Episcopal theologian William Porcher DuBose was a seminarian when the American Civil War began. He was torn between continuing his studies for ordination and joining the Confederate Army. He felt duty bound to defend his homeland, and he served heroically, wounded in combat, and taken as a prisoner of war. Troubled by the senselessness and inhumanity of war, he was eventually ordained and served as a military chaplain. He devoted himself to faith and ministry when he realized his country and culture were lost. DuBose vividly presents his views on war and faith in his wartime correspondence with …


The Divine Comedy At Corinth: Paul, Menander And The Rhetoric Of Resurrection, Michael B. Cover Oct 2018

The Divine Comedy At Corinth: Paul, Menander And The Rhetoric Of Resurrection, Michael B. Cover

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This article asks how the New Comedy of Menander might have influenced Paul's theological rhetoric in 1 Cor 5–15. An intertextual reading of Paul's letter against the backdrop of Menander's Samia reveals a number of shared topics, ethical concerns and dramatic characteristics. Paul's citation of Menander's Thais in 1 Cor 15.33 is part of this larger strategy to frame the struggles in Corinth within the ambit of Greek household ‘situation comedy’. Like Menander, Paul hybridises tragic and comic motifs throughout his epistle, inflecting the comedy of the Christ narrative with tragic examples of human misapprehension in this plea for ecclesial …


Faith In Creation: Martin Luther's Sermons On Genesis 1, Mickey L. Mattox Oct 2018

Faith In Creation: Martin Luther's Sermons On Genesis 1, Mickey L. Mattox

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Review Of Philo Of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography By Maren R. Niehoff, Michael B. Cover Oct 2018

Review Of Philo Of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography By Maren R. Niehoff, Michael B. Cover

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Laudato Si’: Integral Ecology And Preferential Option For The Poor, Alexandre A. Martins Sep 2018

Laudato Si’: Integral Ecology And Preferential Option For The Poor, Alexandre A. Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This essay examines Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato si’ from a Latin American perspective and its reception in this part of the world, especially in Brazil. It focuses on two aspects of Laudato si’: its dialogical approach, and the connection it makes between ecological issues and poverty. These two aspects allow us to understand Francis’s proposal of integral ecology and how the preferential option for the poor becomes central to his perspective. In addition, this essay explains how Latin American theology and pastoral experience are present in Pope Francis’s thought.


Solidarity And Social Justice In Promoting Mental Health And Wellness Among Impoverished People: Looking From Mercy And Liberation, Alexandre A. Martins Aug 2018

Solidarity And Social Justice In Promoting Mental Health And Wellness Among Impoverished People: Looking From Mercy And Liberation, Alexandre A. Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This paper reflects on issues of justice and mental health from a theological approach that intends to show an ethics of social responsibility and caring ground on a new social Samaritan paradigm. It has the Brazilian context of public health as the starting point for its analysis and an example to support a theological perspective that stresses the crucial importance of a community-based approach able to integrate patient, family, ecclesial community, and society in order to shape public policies that respond to mental health demands and challenges. In addition, this paper suggests an ethics of personal, communal, and social responsibility …


Review Of The Cosmic Common Good: Religious Grounds For Ecological Ethics By Daniel P. Scheid, Jame Schaefer Jul 2018

Review Of The Cosmic Common Good: Religious Grounds For Ecological Ethics By Daniel P. Scheid, Jame Schaefer

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Book Review Of Maximus The Confessor. Jesus Christ And The Transfiguration Of The World, By Paul M. Blowers, Marcus Plested Jul 2018

Book Review Of Maximus The Confessor. Jesus Christ And The Transfiguration Of The World, By Paul M. Blowers, Marcus Plested

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


People Or Profit: A Comparison Of Health Care In Brazil And The United States, Alexandre A. Martins Jul 2018

People Or Profit: A Comparison Of Health Care In Brazil And The United States, Alexandre A. Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This essay offers a reflection about the increasing influence of profit in Catholic health care. Based on Jesus' teaching that shows that the need of the wounded person on the street comes first (Luke 10: 25-37), Catholic health care ministry has the challenge to create services where people, not profit, come first.


Luther The Iconographer Of The Saints Of Genesis, Mickey L. Mattox May 2018

Luther The Iconographer Of The Saints Of Genesis, Mickey L. Mattox

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Conceiving God: Literal And Figurative Prompt For A More Tectonic Distinction, Robert Masson Feb 2018

Conceiving God: Literal And Figurative Prompt For A More Tectonic Distinction, Robert Masson

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

John Sanders’ Theology in the Flesh, the first comprehensive overview of the toolkit that contemporary cognitive linguistics offers for theological appropriation, despite its remarkable success, gives rather minimal attention to blending theory, one of the discipline’s most formidable tools. This paper draws on blending theory to offer an alternative to Sanders’ chapter on conceiving God. Central to the proposal is claim that God-talk, like many of the advances in science, technology, and art, entails a kind of tectonic understanding and conceptual mapping that is neither literal nor figurative.


Feminist Ethics: Evaluating The Hookup Culture (Book Chapter), Conor M. Kelly Jan 2018

Feminist Ethics: Evaluating The Hookup Culture (Book Chapter), Conor M. Kelly

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Zora Neale Hurston’S Moses, Man Of The Mountain And Biblical Studies, Deirdre Dempsey Jan 2018

Zora Neale Hurston’S Moses, Man Of The Mountain And Biblical Studies, Deirdre Dempsey

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.