Conscience and Catholicism

The understanding and use of conscience in Roman Catholicism has undergone evaluation within the broader efforts of the renewal of moral theology called for by Vatican II. A review of the literature reveals that among contemporary Catholic moral theologians there are differences in the way conscience is understood and employed. These differences are reflected in the distinct perspectives of ^D< 'revisionist' and 'non-revisionist' or 'traditional' Roman Catholic moral theologians. Because conscience is a central issue in Roman Catholic moral theology and pastoral practice, and since 'freedom of conscience' and the 'rights of conscience' are often invoked in response to both theological issues and pastoral concerns, an analysis and evaluation of contemporary theological understandings of conscience is called for. This book studies the nature and function of conscience in contemporary Roman Catholic moral theology. It does so by examining, comparing and evaluating the ways in which conscience is understood by two representative contemporary moral theologians: Germain Grisez who represents the non-revisionist or more traditional school Roman Catholic moral theology and Bernard Hring who represents the revisionist school.

ISBN 0761810382   Pages 184 ISBN13 9780761810384 (What's this?)   Volumes 000 Publisher University Press of America   Weight (grammes) 240 Imprint University Press of America   Published in Lanham, MD Format Paperback   Height (mm) 214 Publication date 12 Mar 1998   Width (mm) 139 Library of Congress BJ1278   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY 241.108822   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

		Preface
		Introduction
Ch. I		The Nature and Function of conscience according to St. Thomas Aquinas		1
Ch. II		Aquinas on the Resources that Aid Decisions and Acts of Conscience		23
Ch. III		Germain Grisez: A Non-Revisionist Understanding of the Nature and Function of Conscience		45
Ch. IV		Bernard Haring: A Revisionist Understanding of the Nature and Function of Conscience		73
Ch. V		Conclusion: Toward a Theology of Conscience		117
		Bibliography		139

...valuable for the way it retrieves some often neglected themes in Aquinas...an excellent secondary source for any course that includes a serious consideration of conscience. Theological Studies ...a lucid exposition of synderesis and conscientia, how and why conscience binds, and the resources which aid decisions of conscience... The Expository Times ...a lucid exposition of synderesis and conscientia, how and why conscience binds, and the resources which aid decisions of conscience... The Expository Times ...valuable for the way it retrieves some often neglected themes in Aquinas...an excellent secondary source for any course that includes a serious consideration of conscience. Theological Studies

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