Prophecy and Diplomacy The Moral Doctrine of John Paul II

by Conley, John J.; Koterski, Joseph W.

• ISBN13: 9780823219766
• ISBN10: 0823219763
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Fordham University Press

Summary

Stemming from two conferences, held in 1994, and 1996, Prophecy and Diplomacy: The Moral Doctrine of John Paul II explores the general orientations and the specific applications of the moral teaching of Pope John Paul II. The first part of the book places the Pope's moral theory within a broader theological framework, attempting to identify the overarching philosophical and theological attitudes that shape the Pope's fundamental moral perspective. In part two, the work studies the Pope's teaching in the areas of applied ethics. Both the major lecturers and the respondents focus upon those areas of applied ethics that have provoked the greatest tension between the magisterium and the academy and between the Church and the state in the West. The volume concludes by presenting a homily that places the ethics of John Paul II within a spiritual framework of repentance and redemption. The Pope's moral teaching is not an academic survey of ethical themes. Nor is it a Pelagian call to human self-regeneration. The ultimate truth concerning human conduct and moral judgement emerges only with the proclamation of God's grace.

Author Biography

John J. Conley, S.J., is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J., is Editor-in-Chief of International Philosophy Quarterly and Chair of Philosophy Department at Fordham University.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J.
Abbreviations	xi
Introduction	xiii
John J. Conley, S.J.
I. Fundamental Moral Theory
Ethics of the Person
Person and Society: John Paul II on Substance and Relation	3	(18)
James V. Schall, S.J.
Response	21	(1)
Martin X. Moleski, S.J.
Ethics and Salvation	21	(152)
Creation, Redemption, Solidarity: Pope John Paul II's Public Theology	24	(13)
Patrick J. Lynch, S.J.
Response	37	(3)
Benjamin Fiore, S.J.
Moral Subjectivity
Anatomy of Conscience: A Reading of Veritatis Splendor	40	(9)
John J. Conley, S.J.
Response	49	(3)
Benjamin Fiore, S.J.
Moral Conversion
Christological Bases for the Moral Life: Redemptor Hominis As a Key to Veritatis Splendor	52	(22)
Ronald A. Mercier, S.J.
Response	74	(8)
Edmund W. Majewski, S.J.
Morality and Society
Person, Community, Law, and Grace: Reflections on Part Three, Section One of the Catechism of the Catholic Church	82	(29)
Arthur R. Madigan, S.J.
Response	111	(4)
Joseph W. Koterski, S.J.
Moral Theology
The Context of Veritatis Splendor	115	(58)
John M. McDermott, S.J.
II. Applied Moral Theory	173	(140)
Ethics of Culture
Faith and Culture in the Thought of John Paul II	175	(15)
Avery Dulles, S.J.
Demographic Ethics
John Paul II on Demographic Ethics	190	(14)
John J. Conley, S.J.
Response	204	(7)
John M. McDermott, S.J.
Economic Ethics
Neoclassical Economics and the Economic Encyclicals of John Paul II	211	(36)
John J. Piderit, S.J.
Marital Ethics
The Prophetic Mission of Marriage: John Paul II's Vision of Human Sexuality	247
Martin X. Moleski, S.J.
Response	202	(68)
Edmund W. Majewski, S.J.
Relational Ethics
Convenant Love: Interpersonal Person, Family, and Work in the Social Theory of John Paul II	270	(15)
Robert J. Spitzer, S.J.
Morality and Gender
Letter to Women and Ordinatio Sacerdotalis	285	(8)
John M. McDermott, S.J.
Morality and Family Rights
Familiaris Consortio, Fifteen Years Since	293	(8)
Christopher M. Cullen, S.J.
Comprehensive Ethic of Life
Some Observations on Evangelium Vitae	301	(12)
Arthur R. Madigan, S.J.
III. Postscript: John Paul II's Vision	313	(6)
Homily	313	(6)
Stephen M. Fields, S.J.
Contributors	319	(2)
Index	321