The Splendor of Accuracy

by Selling, Joseph A.; Jans, Jan

• ISBN13: 9780802861931
• ISBN10: 0802861938
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

The Papal Encyclical Veritatis Splendor (1993) proposes a model of moral theology based on the notion of universal and unchanging ethical principles that guide the Christian moral life. It also helps to clarify a number of questions about the moral teachings of the Post-Vatican II Church.
But Veritatis Splendor has not been received without some serious criticisms. Among the various reservations about the encyclical are that it misrepresents the current state of the questions in contemporary moral theology, that it parodies the positions of a number of responsible moral theologians, and that it offers a vision of moral-theological issues that does not correspond to the world with which most professional and pastoral workers are familiar.
The contributors to this volume - all leading professional Roman Catholic theologians - clearly interpret various key statements made by Veritatis Splendor and assess the overall accuracy of the encyclical's moral vision. In the process these essays also demonstrate the true significance of this important Church document for Christians today.

Author Biography

Joseph A. Selling is professor of moral theology at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven Belgium.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
The Context and the Arguments of Veritatis Splendor	p. 11
Some Remarks on the Use of Scripture in Veritatis Splendor	p. 71
Teleology and Proportionality: Thoughts about the Encyclical Veritatis Splendor	p. 99
Erroneous Conscience in Veritatis Splendor and the Theological Tradition	p. 114
Circumstances, Intentions and Intrinsically Evil Acts	p. 136
Participation - Subordination: (The Image of) God in Veritatis Splendor	p. 153
Index of Persons, Documents and Scriptural References in Veritatis Splendor	p. 169
Contributors	p. 182
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