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Linking Science, Religious And Indigenous Communities For Environmental Care, Jame Schaefer Oct 2019

Linking Science, Religious And Indigenous Communities For Environmental Care, Jame Schaefer

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Gerardo Aste, Sj: Dando Razones De Nuestra Esperanza: Iii—Jesús, El Hombre Que Es Dios, John Thiede Sep 2019

Book Review: Gerardo Aste, Sj: Dando Razones De Nuestra Esperanza: Iii—Jesús, El Hombre Que Es Dios, John Thiede

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


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 …


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.


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.


Overview, Significance, And Outcomes: Using Guidelines For Interacting With Faith-Based Leaders And Communities, Jame Schaefer Jun 2019

Overview, Significance, And Outcomes: Using Guidelines For Interacting With Faith-Based Leaders And Communities, Jame Schaefer

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.


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 …


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.


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.


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.


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.


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 …


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.