Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church The Plenary Papers from the First Cross-cultural Conference on Catholic Theological Ethics

by Keenan, James F.

• ISBN13: 9780826427663
• ISBN10: 0826427669
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

On July 8-11, 2006, the first ever truly International Congress of Roman Catholic Ethicists occurred in Padua (see www.catholicethics.com). Four hundred Roman Catholic ethicists from all over the world met to exchange ideas, not under the aegis of the Roman Catholic Church, but under the patronage of a Dutch foundation and UNESCO. These ethicists, caught up in their own specific cultures, recognize the need to confront the challenge of pluralism; to dialogue from and beyond local cultures; and to interconnect within a world church, not dominated solely by a northern paradigm. While many of these ethicists knew of their conference colleagues by reputation and from their writings, this is the first opportunity most will have to meet face to face and engage in cross-cultural dialogue within their discipline. This book explores and discusses further the ideas sparked by this conference.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Conference at Padua	p. 1
How Can Theological Ethicists Respond to the World's Needs?
The Needs of the World and the Signs of the Times: The Challenge of Human Rights	p. 11
Challenges of Economic Activity in a Global World	p. 20
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights	p. 29
Moral Theology on the Five Continents
Africa	p. 37
The Main "Building Sites" of Ethics in West Africa	p. 39
Locating the Church among the Wretched of the Earth	p. 49
Mulombe Authenticity and Credibility: Moral Challenges after the African Synod	p. 57
Asia	p. 63
Moral Challenges and the Church in Asia Today, with a Specific Consideration of Korea	p. 65
Globalization and Catholic Theological Ethics: A Southeast Asian Perspective	p. 74
Doing Christian Ethics in India's World of Cultural Complexity and Social Inequality	p. 82
Europe	p. 91
Theological Ethics in Europe (Especially Southern Europe): Past, Present, and Future	p. 93
Political-Ethical Challenges in Europe: A Christian Socio-Ethical Perspective	p. 101
On Stem Ceils and Homophobia	p. 108
Latin America	p. 114
Dreaming of a New Moral Theology for Brazil	p. 116
Hope in the Midst of Enormous Challenges in Mexico	p. 124
Moral Reflection in Latin America: Challenges and Proposals within the Chilean Reality	p. 131
North America	p. 138
Catholic Ethics in a World Church: A U.S. View	p. 140
Due Process and the Rule of Law: A Moral/Theological Challenge	p. 147
The Challenge of World Poverty: Continuity and Change in Theological Ethics from a Canadian Perspective	p. 152
The Central Themes
Hermeneutics and the Sources of Theological Ethics	p. 161
Suffering and Theological Ethics: Intimidation and Hope	p. 163
Hermeneutics and the Sources of Theological Ethics	p. 167
What Will You Have Me Do for You? The Theological Ethics Agenda from an Asian Perspective	p. 176
Sensus Fidelium and Moral Discernment	p. 185
Has the Concept of Sensus Fidelium Fallen into Desuetude?	p. 187
Sensus Fidelium and Moral Discernment: The Principle of Inculturation and of Love	p. 193
The Sensus Fidelium and Moral Discernment	p. 202
The Challenge of Pluralism and the Future of Moral Theology	p. 210
The Challenge of Pluralism	p. 212
Moral Theology: From Evolutionary to Revolutionary Change	p. 221
Community and Pluralism: Challenges to Moral Theology	p. 228
Globalization and Justice	p. 237
Globalization and Justice: New Horizons for Moral Theology	p. 239
Globalization Needs to Count Human Persons	p. 245
A Call for Prophetic Action	p. 253
Notes	p. 263
Authors and Participants	p. 307
Acknowledgments	p. 313
Index	p. 315
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