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The Ontological Foundations For Natural Law Theory And Contemporary Ethical Naturalism, Bernard Mauser

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation explores some objections to natural law theory- many of which are also leveled against contemporary naturalism. Despite the way the natural law tradition has fallen into disrepute in much of the American academy, this dissertation defends a classical Thomistic approach to natural law from some modern and contemporary criticisms. It begins with a brief explanation of the theory of natural law that will be defended from these contemporary objections. Chapter three examines G.E. Moore and David Hume's classical problems posed to natural law, along with some contemporary defenders of Moore's position. These arguments are purported to undermine using …

Renewing A Catholic Theology Of Marriage Through A Common Way Of Life: Consonance With Vowed Religious Life-In-Community, Kent Lasnoski

Dissertations (1934 -)

Beginning with Vatican II's call for constant renewal, in light of the council's universal call to holiness, I analyze and critique modern theologies of Christian marriage, especially those identifying marriage as a relationship or as practice. Herein, need emerges for a new, ecclesial, trinitarian, and christological paradigm to identify purposes, ends, and goods of Christian marriage. The dissertation's body develops the foundation and framework of this new paradigm: a Common Way in Christ. I find this paradigm by putting marriage in dialogue with an ecclesial practice already the subject of rich trinitarian, christological, ecclesial theological development: consecrated religious life.

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Intersex And Imago: Sex, Gender, And Sexuality In Postmodern Theological Anthropology, Megan K. Defranza

Dissertations (1934 -)

Christian theologians regularly assume a binary model of human sex differentiation based on the creation narratives found in Genesis. Recent work in theological anthropology has grounded theological concepts such as the social view of the image of God, human personhood, and human relationality on the creation of humans as male and female in heterosexual marital relation. While these anthropologies have merit--particularly in correcting older versions of the imago Dei which privileged the male-- they are inadequate for addressing the phenomena of intersex.

Intersex is a broad term used for persons whose bodies display some physical characteristics of both sexes--historically labeled …

Ethics Brewed In An African Pot, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

Doing ethics in African Christianity raises the challenge of over-generalization in the midst of diversity and variety. This essay surveys the wide ethical landscape of Africa, explores key ethical issues on the continent within the context of the world church, and proposes priorities for action in view of a global ethical partnership.

Moral Analysis Of A Procedure At Phoenix Hospital, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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The Systemic Erasure Of The Black/Dark-Skinned Body In Catholic Ethics, Bryan Massingale

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

One of the questions I address in my scholarly work is this: What would Catholic theological ethics look like if it took the "Black Experience" seriously as a dialogue partner? To raise the question, however, is to signal the reality of absence, erasure, and "missing" voices. The question is necessary only because the "Black Experience"--the collective story of African American survival and achievement in a hostile, exploitative, and racist environment--and the bodies who are the subjects of this experience have been all too often rendered invisible and therefore "missing" in U.S. Catholic ethical reflection.

Professional Education As Transformation, Robert Deahl

College of Professional Studies Faculty Research and Publications

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Pursuing Dialogue Between Theologians And Engineers, Jame Schaefer, Paul C. Heidebrecht

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Love, Faith, And Reason: On Academic Life As A Vocation, Thomas Hughson

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Caritas In Veritate: Updating Catholic Social Teachings For Macromarketing And Business, Gene R. Laczniak, Thomas A. Klein

Marketing Faculty Research and Publications

In an effort to assess the latest thinking in the Roman Catholic Church on economic matters, this communications note briefly highlights the recent publication of a new encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth). Core ethical values, consistent with previous examples of Catholic Social Teaching (CST), are retained. However, some important nuances are added to previous treatments and certain points of emphasis are shifted to account for recent global developments. Key areas that relate to abiding marketing issues are spelled out and some brief commentary on matters of importance to macromarketing is offered.

Review Of Chesterton And Tolkien As Theologians: The Fantasy Of The Real By Alison Milbank, Robert B. Slocum

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Review Of Chesterton And Tolkien As Theologians: The Fantasy Of The Real, By Alison Milbank, Robert B. Slocum

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

In this regard, writers such as G. K. Chesterton and J. R. R. Tolkien can be understood as theologians who "offer a theology of art as practice," a practical theology that takes the reader "into an intuition of being through the enchanted experience of art" (p. 166). In this regard, the writings of Chesterton and Tolkien provide a much-needed renewal as they counter "the loss of sign-making capaciti'" and the "draining of shared meaning from cultural discourse in the twentieth century" (p. 163).

Justice For The Displaced: The Challenge Of Christian Understanding, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Vox Victimarum Vox Dei: Malcolm X As Neglected "Classic" For Catholic Theological Reflection, Bryan Massingale

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Enlightenment And Ecumenism, Ulrich Lehner

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

The contribution of monasticism to Christian theology's framework in almost all periods is undisputed. However, the eighteenth century as a period of monastic theology is still—unjustly—overlooked. That was precisely the time when monks, mostly Benedictines, challenged the traditional ways of theologizing and, along with a number of dedicated individuals, initiated what came to be called the Catholic Enlightenment.1 This movement worked not only for a renewal of ecclesiastical practice and thought, but also for a peaceful dialogue between the Christian churches and even toward an ecumenical theology. One of the most intriguing figures of this enlightened theology is the Swabian …

Applying Catholic Social Teachings To Ethical Issues In Marketing, Thomas A. Klein, Gene R. Laczniak

Marketing Faculty Research and Publications

This article updates earlier work by the authors and proposes the social teachings of the Roman Catholic Church to be an encompassing and coherent normative theory, a source of principles that address contemporary issues in marketing, especially when a manager faces ethically charged questions. The authors propose that this application of a tradition in moral theology offers a novel approach for helping resolve contemporary ethical problems in marketing. Their approach to this task pursues two paths. First, the main tenets of Catholic social teaching are presented, along with some discussion of sources. Then, some of the ethical issues associated with …

Reclaiming Our Identities, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Suffering In Communion With Christ: Sacraments, Dying Faithfully, And End-Of-Life Care, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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From The Challenge Of Peace To The Gift Of Peace: Reading The Consistent Ethic Of Life As An Ethic Of Peacemaking, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Ethics Of Hiv/Aids Prevention: Paradigms Of A New Discourse From An African Perspective, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Wisconsin State Guilds Join Other Organizations In Presenting Humanae Vitae Conference, Richard J. Fehring

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

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The Biological Basis Of The Oocyte Assisted Reprogramming (Oar) Hypothesis: Is It An Ethical Procedure For Making Embryonic Stem Cells?, William Burke, Patrick Pullicino, Edward J. Richard

The Linacre Quarterly

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"Doing" Ethics In An Ecclesial Context: What Is Health Care Ethics's Connection To An Understanding Of The Catholic Church?, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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In Vitro Fertilization And The Wisdom Of The Roman Catholic Church, William F. Colliton

The Linacre Quarterly

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Love Your Enemies: Toward A Christoform Bioethic, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Love And Liturgy, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Evaluating Catholic Medical Ethics Books, Patrick F. Guinan

The Linacre Quarterly

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Prudential Gnome, Right Judgments And Diagnostic Tests, Peter Murphy

The Linacre Quarterly

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Stem Cell Research, Cloning And Catholic Moral Theology, Ronald Fabbro

The Linacre Quarterly

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The Lies Of War: Building An Ethics Of Peace, Daniel Maguire

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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